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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

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 at Western Connecticut State University is $13,907 for Connecticut residents and $26,605 for out-of-state students. The school has 630 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,802 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 71 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$26,605 $13,907 for Connecticut Residents
Student Population	630
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	71 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Western Connecticut State University is $13,907 for Connecticut residents and $26,605 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $643.

Western Connecticut State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Western Connecticut State University 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)	3 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 $13,907 for Connecticut residents and $26,605 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.48% 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

The graduate school tuition & fees of WCSU is average compared to public graduate schools in Connecticut. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Connecticut graduate tuition is $24,827 (public) / $21,901 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Western Connecticut State University	$13,907	$26,605
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Connecticut Graduate Schools	$16,717	$21,217
Public	$14,560	$24,827
Private	$21,901

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,818 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Western Connecticut State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.29% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,702. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $643 at Western Connecticut State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.47% 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	$643

Graduate Programs at WCSU

Western Connecticut State University offers 28 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, 171 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	20	1	158
Doctor's degree - other	3	1	10
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	0
Post Master's Degree	3	1	3
Total	28	3	171

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 16 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 55 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	✔	16	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	3	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	0	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	0	-
Gerontology	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western Connecticut State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	55	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	46	-
Business/Commerce	✕	30	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	28	$44,800
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	23	-

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	✔	6	-
Nursing Education	✔	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	4	-
Nursing Education	✔	0	-

Western Connecticut State University offers 28 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 171 students have completed their graduate studies.

158 students have earned/completed Master's program.
10 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
3 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 [+]	✕	42 completers	$56,900
Education	✕	3	$56,900
Special Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	22	$44,800
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	4	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Creative Writing	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
Conservation Biology	✕	3	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	70 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	55	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	15	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	9	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	14	-
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	158

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✔	6	-
	Total	10

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at WCSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 630 students enrolled into Western Connecticut State University graduate schools where it has total 4,802 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 81 full-time and 549 part-time graduate students. By gender, 160 male and 470 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	630	160	470
Full-time	81	23	58
Part-tme	549	137	412

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

There are 418 White (66.35%), 53 Black/African American (8.41%), 79 Hispanic (12.54%), 19 Asian (3.02%), and 61 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	630	160	470
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	19	3	16
Black/African American	53	7	46
Hispanic	79	18	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	418	118	300
Two More	7	2	5
Un-Known	43	12	31
Non-resident Alien	8	0	8

Western Connecticut State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 332 graduate students (52.70% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 108 graduate students (17.14% 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	630
Enrolled Online Exclusively	332
Enrolled Some Online Courses	108
Not in Online Courses	190

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western Connecticut State University. 114 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.10% of total students), 111 students are aged above 50 (17.62%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western Connecticut State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	630	160	470
Age 20-21	8	0	8
Age 22-24	106	22	84
Age 25-29	159	47	112
Age 30-34	90	21	69
Age 35-39	59	15	44
Age 40-49	96	16	80
Age 50-64	73	19	54
Over 64	38	20	18
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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