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Kalamazoo, MI · Business & finance

Business & finance at Western Michigan

Western Michigan graduates about 936 business & finance majors a year, 26% of its graduating class. That puts it 358th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 169 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 84% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

49/100Solid#358 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year93626% of the class
Courses in the catalog169more than 84% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$71,0000.97× the same major nationally
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%990–1220whole school

Around Western Michigan

WMU Student Center, view of gathering stairs and "heart" from lower level lookin
WMU Student Center interior gathering stairsPhoto: MSwierenga · CC0 · source
Opened in the summer of 2023, Western Michigan University's student center will
WMU Student CenterPhoto: MSwierenga · CC0 · source
The Oaklands
The OaklandsPhoto: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kanley Memorial Chapel on Western Michigan University's main campus in Kalamazoo
Kanley Memorial ChapelPhoto: MSwierenga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 14 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 4 · Dining 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Centenary College 50
  2. Sweet Briar College 50
  3. Hendrix College 50
  4. Kennesaw State University 49
  5. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 49
  6. Ball State University 49
  7. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 49
  8. Central Connecticut State University 49

Other strong majors at Western Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Michigan with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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