Graduate School Tuition at Western Colorado University

Western Colorado University is a four-years, public school located in Gunnison, and CO. It offers 8 graduate programs - 8 Master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $15,550 for all graduate students. A total of 453 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,548 students at Western Colorado.

Western Colorado offers online graduate programs and 244 out of 453 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Education program has the highest salary ($41,600) after graduation and the Master's Natural Resources/Conservation program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $39,300 average salary.

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Graduate Program Overview

Western Colorado University is a four-years, public school located in Gunnison, Colorado. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,550 for Colorado residents and $15,550 for out-of-state students. It offers eight (8) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Western Colorado University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1 Western Way, Gunnison, CO
Graduate School Students	448 students 244 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$15,550 Out-of-State$15,550
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 8 Graduate Programs 8 Master's

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western Colorado University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

For Colorado residents, the tuition & fees are $15,550 and $15,550 for non-Colorado residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $872.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$0	$14,000
Fees	$0	$1,550
Cost per Credit	$0	$872
Books & Supplies	$1,350
Room & Board	$10,442 (On-Campus) / $14,679 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,276 (On-Campus) / $3,276 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$15,068	$30,618
Off-Campus Total	$19,305	$34,855

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$17,371	$17,371	$15,490	$15,550	-
Out-of-State	$17,371	$17,371	$15,490	$16,050	$15,550

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Western Colorado University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 8 major areas - 8 Master's (3 online programs).

171 students have been conferred Master's degree and 4 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	171	4	-	-
Men	57	1	-	-
Women	114	3	-	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	53^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,600	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	27^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Exercise Physiology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Ecology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine and Studio Arts Management	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,689 students enrolled in Western Colorado University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 448 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 140 male and 308 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 302 full-time and 146 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 244 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 120 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	448	302	146
Men Students	140	104	36
Women Students	308	198	110

By race/ethnicity 359 White, 7 Black, and 6 Asian students are attending at Western Colorado University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	448	140	308
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Asian	1	5	7
Black	7	4	3
Hispanic	28	8	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	359	106	253
Tow or More Races	8	4	4
Race Unknown	30	12	18

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Western Colorado, 244 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 120 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	453
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	244
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	120
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	89

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	244
Colorado Resident	162
Other State In U.S.	76
Outside of U.S.	4

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