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History Education at Western Michigan University

History Education at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study history education, take a look at what Western Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History Education section at the bottom of this page.

WMU History Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History Teacher Education

WMU History Education Rankings

The history teacher education major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

History Teacher Education Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history teacher education majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU History Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of history teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in history teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That History Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in history teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Middle School Teachers 12,750 $64,540
Education Professors 1,130 $76,650
History Professors 520 $78,710

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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