Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
49
Avg Grad Earnings
$43,700/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
57/100
Tuition (In-State)
$15,298/yr
Out-of-state: $19,098/yr
All Programs at Western Michigan University
49 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 84 | $75,149/yr | High | 11.9x |
| Business Administration | 81 | $55,660/yr | High | 11.1x |
| Computer Science | 78 | $60,979/yr | Very High | 14.3x |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 75 | $55,770/yr | Very High | 11.1x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 74 | $50,787/yr | Very High | 10.6x |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 73 | $67,992/yr | High | 13.3x |
| Paper Science and Engineering | 70 | $86,401/yr | High | 13.1x |
| Industrial Engineering | 70 | $74,670/yr | High | 12.4x |
| Marketing | 70 | $53,081/yr | Very High | 10.5x |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies | 70 | $47,286/yr | Low | 11.6x |
| Electrical | 69 | $76,145/yr | Very High | 14.9x |
| Industrial Production Technologies | 69 | $63,665/yr | Moderate | 13.9x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 69 | $47,464/yr | Very High | 10.5x |
| Aerospace | 68 | $69,514/yr | High | 15.5x |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 68 | $39,614/yr | Moderate | 8.5x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 67 | $68,260/yr | Very High | 14.0x |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 67 | $48,115/yr | High | 8.6x |
| Teacher Education | 67 | $42,468/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Civil Engineering | 66 | $69,706/yr | High | 12.2x |
| Teacher Education | 65 | $41,296/yr | High | 6.4x |
| Chemical Engineering | 64 | $68,632/yr | High | 12.6x |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 63 | $35,024/yr | High | 8.4x |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 59 | $35,209/yr | High | 6.0x |
| Political Science and Government | 58 | $38,744/yr | Very High | 7.8x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 57 | $37,718/yr | High | 8.5x |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 57 | $28,007/yr | High | 7.8x |
| Design Engineering Technologies | 56 | $60,153/yr | High | 12.2x |
| Social Work | 56 | $37,205/yr | Moderate | 7.8x |
| Specialized Sales | 56 | $28,765/yr | High | 3.7x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 55 | $39,077/yr | High | 10.0x |
| Biology, General | 53 | $35,955/yr | High | 8.8x |
| Special Education and Teaching | 52 | $47,868/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Sociology | 52 | $35,399/yr | High | 8.5x |
| Air Transportation | 51 | $34,872/yr | Moderate | 11.6x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 50 | $26,676/yr | Moderate | 8.4x |
| Psychology, General | 48 | $28,890/yr | High | 7.2x |
| History | 48 | $27,087/yr | High | 3.4x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 42 | $32,630/yr | Very High | 7.1x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 42 | $31,169/yr | High | 6.5x |
| Anthropology | 42 | $22,670/yr | High | 2.7x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 41 | $21,773/yr | Moderate | 2.6x |
| Music | 39 | $24,775/yr | High | 4.8x |
| International/Global Studies | 38 | $32,147/yr | Moderate | 7.9x |
| Ecology & Evolution | 37 | $23,846/yr | High | 2.9x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 37 | $21,585/yr | Moderate | 3.4x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 36 | $26,502/yr | High | 5.9x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 33 | $21,919/yr | High | 2.6x |
| Dance | 32 | $21,540/yr | Low | 3.1x |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 32 | $21,468/yr | Very High | 5.2x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 49 bachelor's degree programs at Western Michigan University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.