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Willamette University

Salem, OR
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Willamette University Reviews

Based on 8 Reviews
900 State St Salem, OR
College Review
Career PreparationC
Students and CultureC+
FacilitiesA-
Activities and GroupsB+
B
Great
Study Areas, Degree Popularity

Check out the most popular majors and specific degrees students have earned at Willamette University

*Sources for school statistics and data include the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Data may vary depending on school and academic year.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Women's Studies
3
Sociology
26
Religion/religious Studies
4
Psychology, General
34
Political Science and Government, General
47
Philosophy
11
Latin American Studies
6
Japanese Studies
6
International/global Studies
15
Humanities/humanistic Studies
1
History, General
30
Ethnic Studies
3
Comparative Literature
1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
2
Chinese Studies
1
Asian Studies/civilization
2
Archeology
9
Anthropology
21
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Economics, General
56
Business Administration and Management, General
117
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Law
104
International Law and Legal Studies
16
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Spanish Language and Literature
30
Russian Language and Literature
4
Rhetoric and Composition
20
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
0
German Language and Literature
2
French Language and Literature
2
English Language and Literature, General
34
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
14
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Physics, General
7
Neuroscience
3
Mathematics, General
14
Chemistry, General
16
Biology/biological Sciences, General
26
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
35
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Voice and Opera
0
Stringed Instruments
3
Music, General
4
Music Theory and Composition
0
Music Pedagogy
2
Keyboard Instruments
1
Fine/studio Arts, General
12
Film/cinema/video Studies
1
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General
9
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Environmental Science
19
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
Degree Name
Associates
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Computer Science
11
* Number of pople in 2015 that gradutated with thie degree and study level.
School Accreditation Information
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Law (LAW) - Professional schools
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
Alumni & Student Reviews
C Good
Career Preparation
What letter grade would you give your school on how well it prepares students for a career in the real world?
Based on 2 Reviews
Alumni
Rhetoric & Media Studies, Class of 2013
There is a career course you can take for 1/4 of the credit of a regular class (I found it to be useful only in the capacity that it made me accountable for working on my resume and career plan). There is also a career services center which I found largely unhelpful for students in my degree program.
Rated January 2016
Alumni
Economics, Class of 2011
Career center, networking events, internal job posting site
Rated January 2016
C+ Good
Students and Culture
What letter grade would you give the students/culture at your school?
Based on 2 Reviews
Alumni
Rhetoric & Media Studies, Class of 2013
Many students are liberal and have strong beliefs in social justice. This can be great, but can also border on "call-out culture," where it is almost relished when someone does or says something that is not politically correct. There's a lot of anger on campus as far as social justice goes, but it doesn't seem to translate into meaningful changes. There is also a fairly strong lack of diversity, and whatever diversity is there is pretty divided by cliques. There are lots of different clubs to join, from physical activities to politics to drama and board games. The student body seems like it is half made up of students who are hardworking or overachievers and students who are just there on athletic scholarships and don't really care to participate much in academics.
Rated January 2016
Alumni
Economics, Class of 2011
Absurdly liberal and entitled
Rated January 2016
A- Excellent
Facilities
What letter grade would you give the facilities at your school.
Based on 2 Reviews
Alumni
Rhetoric & Media Studies, Class of 2013
There are three dining facilities. One is located within a dorm and is largely Japanese themed (it seemed very authentic to cater to the large population of Japanese exchange students in that dorm). The other two dining centers are pretty good as well. About half of the dorms seem very nice and modern, and the other half are typical college dorms--less nice, but not gross. I had most of my classes on a brand new building, which spent way too much money on technology in places that weren't necessary, but it was cool. It has a full size theater inside. The computer labs changed halfway through college, and are rather nice now. Most computers can dual boot Windows or Mac, which is great. The library is pretty old school, but has everything you'd need.
Rated January 2016
Alumni
Economics, Class of 2011
Hit and miss, they were okay. Computer labs were fine.
Rated January 2016
B+ Great
Activities and Groups
What overall letter grade would you give the activities/groups at your school?
Based on 2 Reviews
Alumni
Rhetoric & Media Studies, Class of 2013
When I was there, I was in a petty nerdy board game/ b-movie watching club that was pretty tight knit. There are lots of intramural sports teams that were fun to play on and weren't competitive. Debate was also fairly popular, and the students got to go to some pretty great countries during their junior or senior years.
Rated January 2016
Alumni
Economics, Class of 2011
No idea, ever club at like 10 kids in it.
Rated January 2016