About
Western Michigan University is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers. It was renamed Western Michigan University in 1957.
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Key facts
- Global rank
- #1705
- Location
- Kalamazoo, United States
- Founded
- 1903
- Students
- 15,946
- Type
- Public
- Admission rate
- 85%
- SAT middle range
- 990 to 1220
- ACT middle range
- 19 to 27
- English test
- Required
- How to apply
- ApplyBoard
Outcomes and costs
Official figures from US College Scorecard, US Department of Education. Salaries are for all graduates, not only international students.
- Median salary 10 years after starting
- $53,562 a year
- Median salary 6 years after starting
- $45,356 a year
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 58%
- Students returning for a second year
- 81%
- Tuition (out-of-state, per year)
- $19,034
- Average cost of attendance (per year)
- $29,237
- Undergraduate students
- 12,568
- Students per faculty member
- 16 to 1
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,188
Programmes
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Postgraduate · Teaching Children with Visual Impairments & Orientation and Mobility
Dual Degree - Master of Arts - Teaching Children with Visual Impairments & Master of Arts - Orientation and Mobility
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Economics
Master of Arts - Applied Economics
- Tuition per year
- USD 18,994 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Economics – Economic Development
Master of Arts - Applied Economics - Economic Development
- Tuition per year
- USD 18,994 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Economics – Statistics and Econometrics
Master of Arts - Applied Economics - Statistics and Econometrics
- Tuition per year
- USD 18,994 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Biological Sciences
Master of Arts - Biological Sciences
- Tuition per year
- USD 15,216 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Chemistry
Master of Arts - Chemistry
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Communication
Master of Arts - Communication
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Comparative Religion
Master of Arts - Comparative Religion
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 15 February 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Counseling Psychology
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Counselor Education – Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Master of Arts - Counselor Education - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Counselor Education – Marriage Couple And Family Counseling
Master of Arts - Counselor Education - Marriage Couple and Family Counseling
- Tuition per year
- USD 18,994 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 36 months
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Counselor Education – School Counseling
Master of Arts - Counselor Education - School Counseling
- Tuition per year
- USD 15,216 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Criminal Justice Studies
Master of Arts - Criminal Justice Studies
- Tuition per year
- USD 16,189 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Early Childhood General and Special Education: Birth Through Kindergarten
Master of Arts - Early Childhood General and Special Education: Birth through Kindergarten
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Educational Leadership – Educational and Global Leadership
Master of Arts - Educational Leadership - Educational and Global Leadership
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Educational Leadership – Higher Education and Student Affairs
Master of Arts - Educational Leadership - Higher Education and Student Affairs
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Educational and Instructional Technology
Master of Arts - Educational and Instructional Technology
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · English
Master of Arts - English
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 15 January 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Evaluation, Measurement and Research
Master of Arts - Evaluation, Measurement and Research
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Family and Consumer Sciences
Master of Arts - Family and Consumer Sciences
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Family and Consumer Sciences – Youth and Community Development
Master of Arts - Family and Consumer Sciences - Youth and Community Development
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Global Leadership and Learning
Master of Arts - Global Leadership and Learning (GLL)
- Tuition per year
- USD 16,189 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Hispanic Studies
Master of Arts - Hispanic Studies
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · History
Master of Arts - History
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · History – Public History
Master of Arts - History - Public History
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Literacy Studies
Master of Arts - Literacy Studies
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Mathematics
Master of Arts - Mathematics
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Mathematics – Education
Master of Arts - Mathematics - Education
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Medieval Studies
Master of Arts - Medieval Studies
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 15 January 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Music
Master of Arts - Music
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Organizational Change Leadership
Master of Arts - Organizational Change Leadership
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Orientation and Mobility
Master of Arts - Orientation and Mobility
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Orientation and Mobility for Children
Master of Arts - Orientation and Mobility for Children
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Philosophy
Master of Arts - Philosophy
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Physics
Master of Arts - Physics
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Political Science
Master of Arts - Political Science
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Psychology – Behavior Analysis
Master of Arts - Psychology - Behavior Analysis
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 15 February 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Psychology – Industrial Organizational Behavior Management
Master of Arts - Psychology - Industrial Organizational Behavior Management
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Sociology
Master of Arts - Sociology
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 March 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
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Postgraduate · Special Education – Clinical Teacher
Master of Arts - Special Education - Clinical Teacher
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,824 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 December 2026 Intakes: 1 May 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 January 2028
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Scholarships you could use here
Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships · USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation)
Indian citizens with a bachelor's (minimum 55%) or master's degree and at least three years of relevant full-time work experience, without a US degree. Government of India employees are not eligible.
The last published cycle (2026-2027) closed on 14 May 2025. A 2027-2028 master's cycle is not currently listed.
Official pageFulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships · USIEF
Indian scholars registered for a PhD at an Indian institution, for 6 to 9 months of research in the US.
The 2027-2028 cycle closed on 1 July 2026.
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