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Western Oregon University Graduate School

Western Oregon University (referred to as Western Oregon) is a Public, 4 years school located in Monmouth, OR.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Western Oregon is $18,432 for Oregon residents and $18,585 for out-of-state students. The school has 431 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,751 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Western Oregon University (referred to as Western Oregon) is a Public, 4 years school located in Monmouth, OR.
The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (4/1/1924 - Current).
Western Oregon Directory Information
School NameWestern Oregon University (Western Oregon)
Address345 Monmouth Ave N, Monmouth, OR 97361-1394
Phone503-838-8000
Webhttps://www.wou.edu
Online Applicationhttps://wou.edu/admission/apply
Financial Infohttps://wou.edu/finaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Western Oregon is $18,432 for Oregon residents and $18,585 for out-of-state students. The school has 431 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,751 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 235 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$18,585
$18,432 for Oregon Residents
Student Population431
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs235 graduate programs
(6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Western Oregon is $18,432 for Oregon residents and $18,585 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $460.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Oregon Residents$18,432
Out-of-State$18,585
Tuition per Credit Hour
Oregon Residents$460
Out-of-State$460
Western Oregon 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • 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 Oregon University is $18,432 for Oregon residents and $18,585 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.83% 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
Oregon ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$14,796$1,806$24,156$1,806
2019-2020$15,300$1,848$23,344$1,848
2020-2021$16,056$1,914$26,604$1,914
2021-2022$16,560$1,809$16,560$1,809
2022-2023$16,560$1,872$16,560$1,872
2023-2024--$16,560$2,025
The graduate school tuition & fees of Western Oregon is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Oregon. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Oregon graduate tuition is $26,845 (public) / $22,682 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Western Oregon University$18,432$18,585
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Oregon Graduate Schools$19,235$23,389
Public$19,050$26,845
Private$22,682
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,256 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Western Oregon.
On-campus living costs are increased by 6.14% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,591. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.20% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$10,389$2,430$10,389$2,430
2019-2020$10,389$2,496$10,260$2,496
2020-2021$10,389$2,487$10,802$2,487
2021-2022$10,803$2,460$10,146$2,460
2022-2023$10,923$2,508$10,854$2,508
2023-2024$11,610$2,646$11,945$2,646
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $464 at Western Oregon University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.87% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$671
2019-2020$704
2020-2021$739
2021-2022$460
2022-2023$460
2023-2024$464

Graduate Programs at Western Oregon

Western Oregon University offers 153 graduate programs for Master's 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, 229 students have completed their study at Western Oregon University.
Offered Degrees at Western Oregon University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree764168
Post Bachelor's Degree77261
Total1536229
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Western Oregon University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Organizational Leadership program with 22 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Secondary Education and Teaching program with 31 completers.
Western Oregon University offers 153 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 229 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 168 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 61 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ --
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕--
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ --
Computer and Information Sciences✕--
Information Science/Studies✕--
Education [+] ✔ (2 completers) 109 completers-
Education✕1-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕1-
Curriculum and Instruction✕5-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕--
Special Education and Teaching✕29-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness✔7-
Special Education and Teaching (other)✕--
Elementary Education and Teaching✕--
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕--
Secondary Education and Teaching✕31-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕3-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕2-
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods✔14-
Art Teacher Education✕--
Business Teacher Education✕--
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕--
Health Teacher Education✕--
Mathematics Teacher Education✕4-
Music Teacher Education✕--
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕--
Reading Teacher Education✕9-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕--
Social Studies Teacher Education✕--
Biology Teacher Education✕--
Chemistry Teacher Education✕--
Drama and Dance Teacher Education✕--
German Language Teacher Education✕--
Physics Teacher Education✕--
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕--
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕3-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✔ (1 completers) 15 completers-
German Language and Literature✕--
Spanish Language and Literature✕--
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✔15-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ --
Child Development✕--
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ --
English Language and Literature✕--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ --
General Studies✕--
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕--
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ --
Biology/Biological Sciences✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ --
Mathematics✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ --
Biological and Physical Sciences✕--
Mathematics and Computer Science✕--
Gerontology✕--
International/Global Studies✕--
Sustainability Studies✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ --
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕--
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ --
Philosophy✕--
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ --
Chemistry✕--
Geology/Earth Science✕--
Psychology [+] ✕ --
Psychology✕--
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (1 completers) 5 completers-
Corrections Administration✔5-
Fire Services Administration✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ --
Social Sciences✕--
Anthropology✕--
Economics✕--
Geography✕--
Political Science and Government✕--
Sociology✕--
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕--
Dance✕--
Design and Visual Communications✕--
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕--
Art/Art Studies✕--
Music✕4-
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕--
Music (other)✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Public Health Education and Promotion✕--
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕16-
Business [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Business/Commerce✕--
Organizational Leadership✕14-
Management Information Systems✕5-
History [+] ✕ --
History✕--
Total168
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ --
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕--
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ --
Computer and Information Sciences✕--
Information Science/Studies✕--
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 22 completers-
Education✕--
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕--
Curriculum and Instruction✕--
Educational/Instructional Technology✕--
Special Education and Teaching✕--
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness✔10-
Special Education and Teaching (other)✕--
Elementary Education and Teaching✕--
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕--
Secondary Education and Teaching✕--
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕--
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕--
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods✕11-
Art Teacher Education✕--
Business Teacher Education✕--
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕--
Health Teacher Education✕--
Mathematics Teacher Education✕1-
Music Teacher Education✕--
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕--
Reading Teacher Education✕--
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕--
Social Studies Teacher Education✕--
Biology Teacher Education✕--
Chemistry Teacher Education✕--
Drama and Dance Teacher Education✕--
German Language Teacher Education✕--
Physics Teacher Education✕--
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕--
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ --
German Language and Literature✕--
Spanish Language and Literature✕--
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕--
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ --
Child Development✕--
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ --
English Language and Literature✕--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 10 completers-
General Studies✕10-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕--
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ --
Biology/Biological Sciences✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ --
Mathematics✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ --
Biological and Physical Sciences✕--
Mathematics and Computer Science✕--
Gerontology✕--
International/Global Studies✕--
Sustainability Studies✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ --
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕--
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ --
Philosophy✕--
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ --
Chemistry✕--
Geology/Earth Science✕--
Psychology [+] ✕ --
Psychology✕--
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ --
Corrections Administration✕--
Fire Services Administration✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ --
Social Sciences✕--
Anthropology✕--
Economics✕--
Geography✕--
Political Science and Government✕--
Sociology✕--
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ --
Visual and Performing Arts✕--
Dance✕--
Design and Visual Communications✕--
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕--
Art/Art Studies✕--
Music✕--
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕--
Music (other)✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ --
Public Health Education and Promotion✕--
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕--
Business [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Business/Commerce✕--
Organizational Leadership✕22-
Management Information Systems✕--
History [+] ✕ --
History✕--
Total61

Graduate Student Population at Western Oregon

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 431 students enrolled into Western Oregon University graduate schools where it has total 3,751 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 245 full-time and 186 part-time graduate students. By gender, 141 male and 290 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total431141290
Full-time24583162
Part-tme18658128
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 319 White (74.01%), 14 Black/African American (3.25%), 55 Hispanic (12.76%), 8 Asian (1.86%), and 35 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total431141290
American Indian/Native American725
Asian817
Black/African American14104
Hispanic551837
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander303
White319104215
Two More716
Un-Known16412
Non-resident Alien211
Western Oregon University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 268 graduate students (62.18% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 131 graduate students (30.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total431
Enrolled Online Exclusively268
Enrolled Some Online Courses131
Not in Online Courses32
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western Oregon University. 87 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.19% of total students), 35 students are aged above 50 (8.12%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western Oregon University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total431141290
Age 20-21743
Age 22-24802555
Age 25-291173681
Age 30-34672542
Age 35-39461828
Age 40-49792257
Age 50-6430822
Over 64532

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