Graduate Programs | Western Washington University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western 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 $13,456 and $26,574 for non-Washington residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $407 for Washington residents and $844 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$12,167	$25,285
Fees	$1,289	$1,289
Cost per Credit	$407	$844
Books & Supplies	$1,176
Room & Board	$14,915 (On-Campus) / $14,915 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,590 (On-Campus) / $4,590 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$34,137	$47,255
Off-Campus Total	$34,137	$47,255

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$11,934	$12,192	$12,490	$12,963	$13,456
Out-of-State	$23,559	$24,105	$24,737	$25,638	$26,574

Graduate Program Overview

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

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,456 for Washington residents and $26,574 for out-of-state students.

It offers sixty-two (62) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Western Washington University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	516 High Street, Bellingham, WA
Graduate School Students	1,106 students 123 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$13,456 Out-of-State$26,574
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 62 Graduate Programs 54 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Western Washington University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 62 major areas - 54 Master's (1 online programs), 2 Doctorate , 5 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 307 students have been conferred Master's degree and 5 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	307	5	12	-
Men	108	1	3	-
Women	199	4	9	-

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
Energy and Environmental Policy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Data Science, Other	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	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
Computer and Information Sciences	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	-	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	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	7	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

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	-	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	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Comparative Psychology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	-	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
Visual and Performing Arts	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Arts	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	4	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
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public/Applied History	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	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
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 15,125 students enrolled in Western Washington University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 1,106 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 403 male and 703 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 814 full-time and 292 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 123 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 165 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,106
Men Students	403
Women Students	703

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,106
Full-time Students	814
Part-time Students	292

By race/ethnicity 794 White, 21 Black, and 63 Asian students are attending at Western Washington University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,106
American Indian / Native American	9
Asian	63
Black	21
Hispanic	91
White	794
Two or more races	77
Un-Known	43

22 students are younger than 22 and 149 students are older than 65. The school has 557 students aged between 22 and 30 and 218 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,106
21 & Under	22
22-24	271
25-29	286
30-34	139
35-39	79
40 & Over	149

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 Washington University, 123 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 165 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	946
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	123
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	165
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	658

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	123
Washington Resident	91
Other State In U.S.	31
Outside of U.S.	1

Graduate School Tuition at Western Washington University