Western Kentucky University is a four-year, public school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It offers 21 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, WKU have 8 vocational programs, 8 bachelor's degree programs, and 7 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of WKU is $11,652 for Kentucky residents and $27,000 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the WKU's graduate tuition & fees is $12,140 for Kentucky residents and $18,340 for out-of-state students.
Last year, total 717 students have completed their health profession studies. 145 students obtained certifications, 357 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 41 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.
Western Kentucky University 2025 Tuition & Academic Characteristics
The 2025 tuition & fees of WKU is $11,652 for Kentucky residents and $27,000 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,140 for in-state rate and $27,000 for out-of-state rate.
The acceptance rate at WKU is 93.87% and the graduation rate is 56%. The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 and the retention rate is 78%.
You can find the detailed information about Western Kentucky University at cost of attendance and admission pages.
Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers
Western Kentucky University offers 21 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.
A total of 717 students have completed the health profession programs including 357 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.
The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at WKU with number of completers and online availability.
Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
| Degrees | Number of Programs | Online Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|
| Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year |
6 |
2 |
28 |
|---|
| Associate |
2 |
1 |
117 |
|---|
| Bachelor |
8 |
1 |
357 |
|---|
| Master |
5 |
3 |
138 |
|---|
| Doctoral (Professional Practice) |
2 |
NOT OFFERED |
41 |
|---|
| Post-Bachelor Certificate |
5 |
3 |
16 |
|---|
| Post-Master Certificate |
2 |
1 |
20 |
|---|
Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study
The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.
"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.