| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Health Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
It offers 85 graduate programs - 44 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 35 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,140 for in-state and $18,340 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,140 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 16,291 students at WKU. WKU offers online graduate programs and 1,450 out of 2,140 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,140 for Kentucky residents and $18,340 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-five (85) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Western Kentucky University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY |
| Graduate School Students | 2,169 students 1,450 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,140 Out-of-State$18,340 |
| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 85 Graduate Programs 44 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 37 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Western Kentucky University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $12,140 and $18,340 for non-Kentucky residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $607 for Kentucky residents and $917 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,140 | $18,340 |
| Cost per Credit | $607 | $917 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,000 | |
| Room & Board | $12,582 (On-Campus) / $12,582 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,484 (On-Campus) / $6,188 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $28,206 | $34,406 |
| Off-Campus Total | $31,910 | $38,110 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $12,140 | $12,140 | $12,140 | $12,140 | $12,140 |
| Out-of-State | $18,340 | $18,340 | $18,340 | $18,340 | $18,340 |
Western Kentucky University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 85 major areas - 44 Master's (21 online programs), 4 Doctorate (1 online programs), 35 Post-Bachelor's (24 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 799 students have been conferred Master's degree and 50 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 799 | 50 | 195 | 20 |
| Men | 247 | 25 | 58 | 3 |
| Women | 552 | 25 | 137 | 17 |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Health Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6 | NOT OFFER |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | NOT OFFER | 15 | NOT OFFER | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER | |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 13 | NOT OFFER |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 14 | NOT OFFER |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control Technology/Technician | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Epidemiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics, General | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 21ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 11ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 5ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | NOT OFFER | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Social Work | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Social Work (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Environmental Health | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Health Services Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 13ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Leadership | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folklore Studies | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 38 | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Special Education and Teaching | 51ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 39 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 43 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 15ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Music Teacher Education | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 5ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Reading Teacher Education | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 5ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family and Community Services | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Creative Writing | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Science | 40ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 19ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Earth Systems Science | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | 28ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Counseling Psychology | 29ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| School Psychology | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 6 | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Social Work | 58ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sociology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 81 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 11ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Environmental Health | 14ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 63ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Leadership | 60ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 17ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 744 full-time and 1,425 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,450 students enrolled through online exclusively and 214 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,669 White, 230 Black, and 31 Asian students are attending at Western Kentucky University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
46 grad students are younger than 22 and 466 students are older than 65. It has 1,061 students aged between 22 and 30 and 567 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 2,169 |
|---|---|
| Men | 741 |
| Women | 1,428 |
| Total | 2,169 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 744 |
| Part-time Students | 1,425 |
| Total | 2,169 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 5 |
| Asian | 31 |
| Black | 230 |
| Hispanic | 84 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 1,669 |
| Two or more races | 69 |
| Un-Known | 22 |
| Total | 2,169 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 46 |
| 22-24 | 545 |
| 25-29 | 516 |
| 30-34 | 307 |
| 35-39 | 260 |
| 40 & Over | 466 |
At Western Kentucky University graduate schools, 1,450 students enrolled online exclusively and 214 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 2,140 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,450 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 214 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 476 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,450 |
|---|---|
| Kentucky Resident | 1,038 |
| Other State In U.S. | 400 |
| Outside of U.S. | 12 |