Graduate Programs at Western Connecticut State University

Graduate School Overview

Western Connecticut State University (referred to as WCSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Danbury, CT.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1954 - Current).

WCSU Directory Information
School Name	Western Connecticut State University (WCSU)
Address	181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810-6826
Phone	203-837-8200
Web	https://www.wcsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.wcsu.edu/admissions/application
Financial Info	https://www.wcsu.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of WCSU is $14,319 for Connecticut residents and $18,469 for out-of-state students. The school has 618 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,417 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 69 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,469 $14,319 for Connecticut Residents
Student Population	618
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	69 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at WCSU is $14,319 for Connecticut residents and $18,469 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $671.

WCSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Connecticut Residents	$14,319
Out-of-State	$18,469
Tuition per Credit Hour
Connecticut Residents	$671
Out-of-State	$671

WCSU 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, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Western Connecticut State University is $14,319 for Connecticut residents and $18,469 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -30.58% 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
	Connecticut Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,027	$5,177	$18,102	$6,445
2019-2020	$7,378	$5,380	$19,008	$6,538
2020-2021	$7,674	$5,579	$19,768	$6,709
2021-2022	$7,674	$5,579	$19,768	$6,709
2022-2023	$8,058	$5,849	$20,756	$5,849
2023-2024	$8,300	$6,019	$12,450	$6,019

The graduate school tuition & fees of WCSU is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Connecticut. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Connecticut graduate tuition is $23,953 (public) / $22,826 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Western Connecticut State University	$14,319	$18,469
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Connecticut Graduate Schools	$16,963	$21,309
Public	$14,996	$23,953
Private	$22,826

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $23,363 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at WCSU.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.96% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,514. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.54% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,072	$2,250	$13,072	$2,250
2019-2020	$13,452	$2,250	$13,452	$2,250
2020-2021	$13,876	$2,250	$13,452	$2,250
2021-2022	$13,876	$2,250	$13,452	$2,250
2022-2023	$14,568	$2,250	$13,452	$2,250
2023-2024	$15,131	$1,358	$9,282	$8,232

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $466 at Western Connecticut State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -30.55% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$587
2019-2020	$616
2020-2021	$640
2021-2022	$640
2022-2023	$671
2023-2024	$466

Graduate Programs at WCSU

Western Connecticut State University offers 26 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, 204 students have completed their study at Western Connecticut State University.

Offered Degrees at Western Connecticut State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	1	190
Doctor's degree - other	3	2	12
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Post Master's Degree	3	1	2
Total	26	5	204

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Western Connecticut State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 60 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 11 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Western Connecticut State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	2	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western Connecticut State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	60	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	23	$44,800
Business/Commerce	✕	21	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	16	-
Education	✕	14	$56,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Western Connecticut State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Nursing Practice	✔	1	-
Nursing Education	✔	-	-

Western Connecticut State University offers 26 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 204 students have completed their graduate studies.

190 students have earned/completed Master's program.
12 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	56 completers	$56,900
Education	✕	14	$56,900
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	23	$44,800
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	9	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Creative Writing	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	-	-
Conservation Biology	✕	3	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	71 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	60	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	11	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	8	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	16	-
Business [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	21	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	190

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	-	-
Nursing Practice	✔	1	-
	Total	12

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at WCSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 618 students enrolled into Western Connecticut State University graduate schools where it has total 4,417 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 69 full-time and 549 part-time graduate students. By gender, 160 male and 458 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	618	160	458
Full-time	69	21	48
Part-tme	549	139	410

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

There are 403 White (65.21%), 55 Black/African American (8.90%), 78 Hispanic (12.62%), 19 Asian (3.07%), and 63 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	618	160	458
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	19	5	14
Black/African American	55	10	45
Hispanic	78	21	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	403	106	297
Two More	7	3	4
Un-Known	47	12	35
Non-resident Alien	8	3	5

Western Connecticut State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 318 graduate students (51.46% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 105 graduate students (16.99% 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	618
Enrolled Online Exclusively	318
Enrolled Some Online Courses	105
Not in Online Courses	195

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western Connecticut State University. 148 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.95% of total students), 117 students are aged above 50 (18.93%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western Connecticut State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	618	160	458
Age 20-21	8	5	3
Age 22-24	140	36	104
Age 25-29	125	32	93
Age 30-34	75	26	49
Age 35-39	69	12	57
Age 40-49	84	17	67
Age 50-64	79	18	61
Over 64	38	14	24

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