Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) is a four-year, public school located in Danbury, CT.
It offers 29 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,039 for in-state and $19,397 for out-of-state students.
A total of 602 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,169 students at WCSU. WCSU offers online graduate programs and 341 out of 602 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find WCSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,039 for Connecticut residents and $19,397 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-nine (29) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Western Connecticut State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 181 White Street, Danbury, CT |
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| Graduate School Students | 595 students
341 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$15,039
Out-of-State$19,397 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 29 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Western Connecticut State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Western Connecticut State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Connecticut residents, the tuition & fees are $15,039 and $19,397 for non-Connecticut residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $480.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,716 | $13,074 |
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| Fees | $6,323 | $6,323 |
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| Cost per Credit | $480 | $480 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $15,659 (On-Campus) / $9,282 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,438 (On-Campus) / $8,232 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,336 | $37,694 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $33,753 | $38,111 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $13,253 | $13,253 | $13,907 | $14,319 | $15,039 |
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| Out-of-State | $26,477 | $26,477 | $26,605 | $18,469 | $19,397 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Western Connecticut State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 29 major areas - 21 Master's (4 online programs), 3 Doctorate (3 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 188 students have been conferred Master's degree and 7 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 |
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| Total | 188 | 7 | - | 10 |
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| Men | 41 | 1 | - | 1 |
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| Women | 147 | 6 | - | 9 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Human Nutrition | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 2 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 7 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
WCSU graduate schools have a total of 595 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 177 male and 418 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 70 full-time and 525 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 341 students enrolled through online exclusively and 106 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 359 White, 46 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at Western Connecticut State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
7 grad students are younger than 22 and 177 students are older than 65. It has 282 students aged between 22 and 30 and 119 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 595 |
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| Men | 177 |
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| Women | 418 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 595 |
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| Full-time Students | 70 |
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| Part-time Students | 525 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 595 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 27 |
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| Black | 46 |
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| Hispanic | 71 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 359 |
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| Two or more races | 14 |
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| Un-Known | 68 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 595 |
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| 21 & Under | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 165 |
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| 25-29 | 117 |
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| 30-34 | 69 |
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| 35-39 | 50 |
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| 40 & Over | 177 |
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Online Population
At Western Connecticut State University graduate schools, 341 students enrolled online exclusively and 106 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 602 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 341 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 106 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 155 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 341 |
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| Connecticut Resident | 266 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 73 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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