Graduate Programs at Western New England University

Graduate School Overview

Western New England University (referred to as WNE) is a Private, 4 years school located in Springfield, MA. Western New England University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. 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 New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1965 - Current).

WNE Directory Information
School Name	Western New England University (WNE)
Address	1215 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA 01119-2684
Phone	413-782-3111
Web	https://www1.wne.edu
Online Application	https://connect.wne.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www1.wne.edu/enrollment-services/financial-aid/index.cfm

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western New England University is $17,550 in average. The school has 1,052 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,635 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 94 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 12 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,550
Student Population	1,052
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	94 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Western New England University is $17,550 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $626.

Western New England University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Western New England 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	12 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Western New England University is $17,550. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -34.12% 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	$24,318	-
2019-2020	$25,056	-
2020-2021	$25,812	-
2021-2022	$26,640	-
2022-2023	$17,550	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of WNE is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,750 (public) / $30,229 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Western New England University	$17,550
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,599	$28,093
Public	$14,146	$19,750
Private	$30,229

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $626 at Western New England University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -34.11% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$824
2019-2020	$892
2020-2021	$919
2021-2022	$950
2022-2023	$626

Graduate Programs at WNE

Western New England 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, 365 students have completed their study at Western New England University.

Offered Degrees at Western New England University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	20	8	187
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	5
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	162
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	3	11
Total	28	11	365

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Engineering/Industrial Management program with 10 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 52 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 89 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Western New England University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	10	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	9	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	1	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	1	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western New England University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	52	$69,300
Business Administration and Management	✔	42	$69,300
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	26	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	24	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	18	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Western New England University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	89	$46,300
Law	✕	73	$46,300
Pharmacy	✕	66	-
Pharmacy	✕	61	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	28	-

Western New England 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 365 students have completed their graduate studies.

187 students have earned/completed Master's program.
162 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
11 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (2 completers)	23 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	0	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✔	8	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	6	-
Industrial Engineering	✔	4	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✕	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	18	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Non-Professional Legal Studies, Other	✕	1	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	24	-
Business [+]	✔	76 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	52	$69,300
Organizational Leadership	✔	8	-
Accounting	✔	16	$64,400
	Total	187

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Psychology	✕	5	-
	Total	5

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	73 completers	$46,300
Law	✕	73	$46,300
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	89 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	61	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	28	-
	Total	162

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✔	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	10	-
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	1	-
	Total	11

Graduate Student Population at WNE

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,052 students enrolled into Western New England University graduate schools where it has total 3,635 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 475 full-time and 577 part-time graduate students. By gender, 411 male and 641 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	1,052	411	641
Full-time	475	167	308
Part-tme	577	244	333

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

There are 719 White (68.35%), 75 Black/African American (7.13%), 80 Hispanic (7.60%), 53 Asian (5.04%), and 125 students with other races. 23 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,052	411	641
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	53	21	32
Black/African American	75	29	46
Hispanic	80	23	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	719	285	434
Two More	19	7	12
Un-Known	82	34	48
Non-resident Alien	23	12	11

Western New England University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 202 graduate students (19.20% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 426 graduate students (40.49% 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	1,052
Enrolled Online Exclusively	202
Enrolled Some Online Courses	426
Not in Online Courses	424

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western New England University. 496 students are aged 20 to 24 (47.15% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.10%), 49 students are aged above 50 (4.66%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western New England University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,052	411	641
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	70	21	49
Age 22-24	426	168	258
Age 25-29	306	113	193
Age 30-34	100	41	59
Age 35-39	52	24	28
Age 40-49	48	19	29
Age 50-64	46	24	22
Over 64	3	1	2

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