Graduate Programs at University of Western States

Graduate School Overview

University of Western States (referred to as WSCC) is a Private, 4 years school located in Portland, OR. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (12/1/1986 - Current).

WSCC Directory Information
School Name	University of Western States (WSCC)
Address	8000 NE Tillamook Street, Portland, OR 97213
Phone	503-256-3180
Web	https://www.uws.edu
Online Application	https://www.uws.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Western States is $10,716 in average. The school has 1,094 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,096 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 10 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,716
Student Population	1,094
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	10 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Western States is $10,716 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $587.

University of Western States offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Western States offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	8 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Western States is $10,716. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 9.17% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$9,800	$150
2019-2020	$9,450	$150
2020-2021	$9,450	$150
2021-2022	$9,666	$150
2022-2023	$10,566	$150

The graduate school tuition & fees of WSCC is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Oregon. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Oregon graduate tuition is $24,920 (public) / $21,885 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Western States	$10,716
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Oregon Graduate Schools	$18,989	$22,287
Public	$18,231	$24,920
Private	$21,885

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $587 at University of Western States. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 9.31% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$485
2019-2020	$525
2020-2021	$525
2021-2022	$537
2022-2023	$587

Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at University of Western States.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Western States
	Tuition	Fees
Chiropractic	$43,448	$365

Graduate Programs at WSCC

University of Western States offers 9 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 426 students have completed their study at University of Western States.

Offered Degrees at University of Western States
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	3	237
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	23
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	154
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	2	12
Total	9	7	426

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Western States by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist program with 136 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Chiropractic program with 154 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Western States
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	7	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✔	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Western States
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	136	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✔	57	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	30	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Western States
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Chiropractic	✕	154	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✔	23	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	0	-

University of Western States offers 9 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 426 students have completed their graduate studies.

237 students have earned/completed Master's program.
154 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
12 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	57 completers	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✔	57	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	180 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	14	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	136	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	30	-
	Total	237

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✔	23 completers	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✔	23	-
	Total	23

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	154 completers	-
Chiropractic	✕	154	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	0	-
	Total	154

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✔	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	7	-
	Total	12

Graduate Student Population at WSCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,130 students enrolled into University of Western States graduate schools where it has total 1,096 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 582 full-time and 548 part-time graduate students. By gender, 430 male and 700 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,130	430	700
Full-time	582	294	288
Part-tme	548	136	412

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 625 White (55.31%), 54 Black/African American (4.78%), 35 Hispanic (3.10%), 41 Asian (3.63%), and 375 students with other races. 233 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,130	430	700
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	41	17	24
Black/African American	54	26	28
Hispanic	35	15	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	625	217	408
Two More	89	35	54
Un-Known	48	19	29
Non-resident Alien	233	99	134

University of Western States offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 635 graduate students (56.19% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 5 graduate students (0.44% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,130
Enrolled Online Exclusively	635
Enrolled Some Online Courses	5
Not in Online Courses	490

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Western States. 246 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.77% of total students), 61 students are aged above 50 (5.40%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Western States.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,130	430	700
Age 20-21	9	1	8
Age 22-24	237	87	150
Age 25-29	422	194	228
Age 30-34	176	65	111
Age 35-39	101	31	70
Age 40-49	124	32	92
Age 50-64	60	20	40
Over 64	1	0	1

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