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Western Michigan University Bachelor’s in Marketing

218 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$48,363 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Marketing is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Western Michigan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in marketing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the WMU Bachelor’s in Marketing

#142 in the U.S
#5 in Michigan

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at WMU was ranked #142 on College Factual's Best Schools for marketing list. It is also ranked #5 in Michigan.

Here are some of the other rankings for WMU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing17
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans44
Best Marketing Colleges for Veterans45
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing45
Most Popular Colleges for Marketing48
Best Value Colleges for Marketing60
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing89
Most Focused Colleges for Marketing100
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Marketing Graduates107
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools129
Best Marketing Schools142
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing (Income $0-$30k)147
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing (With Aid)153
Highest Paid Marketing Graduates154
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing (Income $30-$48k)195
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing (Income Over $110k)219
Best Value Colleges for Marketing (Income $0-$30k)239
Best Value Colleges for Marketing (With Aid)259
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing (Income $48-$75k)270
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing (Income $75-$110k)272
Best Value Colleges for Marketing (Income $30-$48k)299
Best Value Colleges for Marketing (Income Over $110k)319
Best Value Colleges for Marketing (Income $48-$75k)390
Best Value Colleges for Marketing (Income $75-$110k)396

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Marketing from WMU Cost?

$13,017 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

WMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WMU was $630 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $504 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$12,094$15,118
Fees$923$923
Books and Supplies$987$987
On Campus Room and Board$10,567$10,567
On Campus Other Expenses$2,500$2,500

Learn more about WMU tuition and fees.

WMU Marketing Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Marketing students who received their bachelor’s degree at WMU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $24,055.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Marketing From WMU?

$48,363 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

marketing who receive their bachelor’s degree from WMU make an average of $48,363 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $39,622.

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Does WMU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Marketing?

WMU does not offer an online option for its marketing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WMU Online Learning page.

WMU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Marketing

218 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
37.2% Women
19.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 218 bachelor’s degrees in marketing awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 37.2% of the marketing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in marketing at WMU in 2019-2020, 19.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American16
Hispanic or Latino14
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White165
International Students9
Other Races/Ethnicities9

Bachelor’s in Marketing Focus Areas at WMU

Marketing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Marketing/Marketing Management, General103
Other Marketing115

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to marketing.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Business/Commerce1
Business Administration & Management220
Accounting124
Entrepreneurial Studies9
Finance & Financial Management140

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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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