Western Washington University is a higher education institution located in Whatcom County, WA. In 2022, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Western Washington University were General Psychology (220 degrees awarded), General Computer & Information Sciences (151 degrees), and Creative Writing (136 degrees).
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Western Washington University is General Psychology (220 degrees awarded), followed by General Computer & Information Sciences (151 degrees) and Creative Writing (136 degrees).
In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Western Washington University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Language & Linguistics (136 degrees awarded), English (213 degrees), and Physical Sciences (133 degrees).
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Western Washington University are Elementary & middle school teachers (235,719 people), Postsecondary teachers (209,804 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (209,727 people), Other managers (206,581 people), and Secondary school teachers (169,157 people).
The most specialized majors at Western Washington University in 2022 are Language & Linguistics (136 degrees awarded), English (213 degrees), Physical Sciences (133 degrees), History (74 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (261 degrees) (as of 2022).
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Western Washington University are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Physicians
The most specialized majors at Western Washington University are Language & Linguistics (136 degrees awarded), English (213 degrees), Physical Sciences (133 degrees), History (74 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (261 degrees) (as of 2022).
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Western Washington University are Elementary & secondary schools (566,312 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (413,049 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (224,076 people), Computer Systems Design (181,550 people), and Legal services (171,445 people).
The most specialized majors at Western Washington University are Language & Linguistics (136 degrees awarded), English (213 degrees), Physical Sciences (133 degrees), History (74 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (261 degrees) (as of 2022).
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As of 2022, Western Washington University received $7.79M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $26.9M from state grants and contracts, and $463k from local grants and contracts.
In 2022, Western Washington University paid a total of $67.7M to 682 employees working as instructors, which represents 38.6% of all salaries paid.
This is compared to a median of $11.3M (31.2%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.
