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Reading Teacher Education at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study reading teacher 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 has a total student population of 19,887.

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

WMU Reading Teacher Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Reading Teacher Education

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Reading Teacher Education Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Reading Teacher Education Master’s Program

93% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in reading teacher education from WMU. About 7% were men and 93% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in reading teacher education each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a reading teacher education master's degree from WMU, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the reading teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Reading Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in reading 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

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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