Graduate School Tuition at Central Washington University

Central Washington University (CWU) is a four-years, public school located in Ellensburg, WA. It offers 73 graduate programs - 69 Master's, 4 Post-master's, . The 2023 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $12,430 for Washington residents and $26,390 for others.

A total of 514 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,257 students at CWU. CWU offers online graduate programs and 283 out of 514 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($59,200) after graduation and the Master's Accounting program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $51,800 average salary.

You can find CWU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees at Central Washington University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Washington residents, the tuition & fees are $12,430 and $26,390 for non-Washington residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $345 for Washington residents and $788 for out-of-state students.

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics

Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)

2023 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$10,401	$24,361
Fees	$2,029	$2,029
Cost per Credit	$345	$788
Books & Supplies	$900
Room & Board	$13,645 (On-Campus) / $9,741 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,922 (On-Campus) / $2,922 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$29,897	$43,857
Off-Campus Total	$25,993	$39,953

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
In-State	$11,116	$11,537	$11,791	$12,127	$12,430
Out-of-State	$23,485	$24,404	$24,976	$25,681	$26,390

Graduate Program Overview

Central Washington University is a four-years, public school located in Ellensburg, Washington. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,430 for Washington residents and $26,390 for out-of-state students.

It offers seventy-three (73) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Central Washington University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA
Graduate School Students	656 students 283 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2022-2023)	In-State$12,430 Out-of-State$26,390
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 73 Graduate Programs 69 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Central Washington University offers Masters, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 73 major areas - 69 Master's (19 online programs), 4 Post-Master'(2 online programs). 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	322	-	-	16
Men	127	-	-	2
Women	195	-	-	14

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
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Management and Policy	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	27^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE
Computer Science	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technical Teacher Education	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Systems	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Literature	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Sciences	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nutrition Sciences	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Experimental Psychology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Photography	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Painting	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sculpture	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Metal and Jewelry Arts	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Conducting	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Pedagogy	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Health	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Technology	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13

Graduate Student Population

Total 11,174 students enrolled in Central Washington University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 656 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 265 male and 391 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 225 full-time and 431 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 283 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 150 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	656
Men Students	265
Women Students	391

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	656
Full-time Students	225
Part-time Students	431

By race/ethnicity 258 White, 15 Black, and 16 Asian students are attending at Central Washington University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	656
American Indian / Native American	5
Asian	16
Black	15
Hispanic	66
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	5
White	258
Two or more races	20
Un-Known	246

26 students are younger than 22 and 88 students are older than 65. The school has 335 students aged between 22 and 30 and 161 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	656
21 & Under	26
22-24	161
25-29	174
30-34	99
35-39	62
40 & Over	88

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Central Washington University, 283 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 150 students are enrolled in some online courses.