Graduate Programs at Western Kentucky University

Graduate School Overview

Western Kentucky University (referred to as WKU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bowling Green, KY.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1926 - Current).

WKU Directory Information
School Name	Western Kentucky University (WKU)
Address	1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1000
Phone	270-745-0111
Web	https://www.wku.edu
Online Application	https://www.wku.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.wku.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of WKU is $12,140 for Kentucky residents and $18,340 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,053 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,493 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 229 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 84 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,340 $12,140 for Kentucky Residents
Student Population	2,053
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	229 graduate programs (84 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at WKU is $12,140 for Kentucky residents and $18,340 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $607 for Kentucky residents and $917 for out-of-state students.

WKU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Kentucky Residents	$12,140
Out-of-State	$18,340
Tuition per Credit Hour
Kentucky Residents	$607
Out-of-State	$917

WKU 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)	84 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 Kentucky University is $12,140 for Kentucky residents and $18,340 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
	Kentucky Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$12,140	-	$17,980	-
2019-2020	$12,140	-	$18,340	-
2020-2021	$12,140	-	$18,340	-
2021-2022	$12,140	-	$18,340	-
2022-2023	$12,140	-	$18,340	-
2023-2024	$12,140	-	$18,340	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of WKU is average compared to public graduate schools in Kentucky. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Kentucky graduate tuition is $18,150 (public) / $10,885 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Western Kentucky University	$12,140	$18,340
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Kentucky Graduate Schools	$10,528	$13,148
Public	$11,160	$18,150
Private	$10,885

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,105 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at WKU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.37% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,105. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.05% 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	$8,343	$1,985	$8,343	$3,640
2019-2020	$8,432	$2,035	$8,432	$4,080
2020-2021	$10,044	$2,086	$10,044	$4,238
2021-2022	$10,708	$2,115	$10,708	$5,195
2022-2023	$11,072	$2,264	$11,072	$5,530
2023-2024	$12,043	$2,409	$12,043	$6,062

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $607 for Kentucky residents and $917 for other students at Western Kentucky University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Kentucky Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$607	$899
2019-2020	$607	$917
2020-2021	$607	$917
2021-2022	$607	$917
2022-2023	$607	$917
2023-2024	$607	$917

Graduate Programs at WKU

Western Kentucky University offers 91 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, 957 students have completed their study at Western Kentucky University.

Offered Degrees at Western Kentucky University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	48	22	715
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	0	19
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	57
Post Bachelor's Degree	36	31	147
Post Master's Degree	3	1	19
Total	91	54	957

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Organizational Leadership program with 90 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 29 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Western Kentucky University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	15	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✔	12	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✔	12	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	11	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western Kentucky University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Organizational Leadership	✔	90	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	82	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	71	$55,000
Social Work	✔	49	$36,200
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✔	38	$41,400

Popular Doctorate Programs at Western Kentucky University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	29	-
Nursing Practice	✕	20	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	-
School Psychology	✕	8	-

Western Kentucky University offers 91 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 957 students have completed their graduate studies.

715 students have earned/completed Master's program.
57 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
19 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
147 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
19 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
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Folklore Studies	✕	4	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	124 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	27	$39,900
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	10	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	19	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	4	$40,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	11	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	6	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	19	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	7	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	4	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Family and Community Services	✔	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	13 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Creative Writing	✕	6	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	20 completers	$42,400
Library and Information Science	✔	20	$42,400
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✔	12	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✔	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	38 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✔	38	$41,400
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	9	-
Psychology [+]	✕	61 completers	$36,800
Psychology	✕	24	$36,800
Counseling Psychology	✕	27	-
School Psychology	✕	10	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	-	-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	61 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✔	4	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-
Social Work	✔	49	$36,200
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	25 completers	-
Criminology	✔	4	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✔	13	-
Geography	✕	6	-
Sociology	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	132 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	82	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	11	-
Public Health	✔	18	-
Environmental Health	✔	5	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	16	$85,200
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	179 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	71	$55,000
Organizational Leadership	✔	90	-
Accounting	✕	18	-
History [+]	✔	5 completers	-
History	✔	5	-
	Total	715

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	49 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	29	-
Nursing Practice	✕	20	-
	Total	57

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	-
	Total	19

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	12 completers	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✔	5	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✔	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✔	12	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	✔	-	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	7	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Environmental Health	✔	3	-
Business [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	3	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	5	-
	Total	147

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	19

Graduate Student Population at WKU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,053 students enrolled into Western Kentucky University graduate schools where it has total 16,493 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 741 full-time and 1,312 part-time graduate students. By gender, 693 male and 1,360 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	2,053	693	1,360
Full-time	741	222	519
Part-tme	1,312	471	841

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

There are 1,614 White (78.62%), 190 Black/African American (9.25%), 73 Hispanic (3.56%), 35 Asian (1.70%), and 141 students with other races. 62 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,053	693	1,360
American Indian/Native American	5	3	2
Asian	35	11	24
Black/African American	190	77	113
Hispanic	73	32	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	1,614	505	1,109
Two More	56	19	37
Un-Known	15	8	7
Non-resident Alien	62	36	26

Western Kentucky University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,223 graduate students (59.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 272 graduate students (13.25% 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	2,053
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,223
Enrolled Some Online Courses	272
Not in Online Courses	558

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western Kentucky University. 626 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.49% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 111 students are aged above 50 (5.41%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western Kentucky University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,053	693	1,360
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	43	6	37
Age 22-24	583	170	413
Age 25-29	494	162	332
Age 30-34	268	103	165
Age 35-39	224	101	123
Age 40-49	329	116	213
Age 50-64	97	30	67
Over 64	14	5	9

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