Kalamazoo, Michigan · Public
Geography and Environmental Studies at Western Michigan University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 36 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~36
- Schools with reported signal
- 37
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 84.6%
- Graduation rate
- 57.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,273/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $61,092
- Median debt
- $26,188
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $53,562/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 37 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,542 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,725 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 51% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Dalton State College Dalton, GA · 0.7% reported share · $5,012 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.2% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.1% reported share · $14,355 net A University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 0.3% reported share · $14,091 net A 
Brigham Young University Provo, UT · 0.0% reported share · $15,564 net A SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY · 0.3% reported share · $11,346 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Geography and Environmental Studies accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at Western Michigan University, which is bigger than 54% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 36 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Western Michigan University's average net price is $15,273 per year, about $61,092 over four years. That is $2,542 below the $17,815 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $53,562 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,725 below the $63,287 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Western Michigan University #19 of 37 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.