Online Degrees and Programs at Central Washington University

Central Washington University offers 308 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 58 major programs - 30 Bachelors, 19 Masters, and 2 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2023 tuition & fees is $8,845 for Washington residents and $25,910 for out-of-state students. Total 2,921 students out of total 10,176 students have enrolled online exclusively. Central Washington University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

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Online 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 tuition & fees are $8,845 for Washington residents and $25,910 for other students on average.

It offers 308 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 58 programs - 30 Bachelors, 19 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Central Washington University
Type	four-years, public
Address	400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA
Online Students	2,921 Enrolled Online Exclusively 4,411 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,845 Out-of-State$25,910
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,430 Out-of-State$26,390
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Total	58 Programs
Bachelors	30 Programs
Masters	19 Programs
Post-Graduate	2 Programs

2023 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Central Washington University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Washington residents, the tuition & fees are $8,845 and $25,910 for non-Washington residents. For graduate programs, the 2023 tuition & fees is $12,430 and $26,390 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $226 for Washington residents and $773 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs 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)

Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,072	$8,273	$8,444	$8,685	$8,845
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$23,053	$23,954	$24,520	$25,213	$25,910
Graduate (In-State)	$11,116	$11,537	$11,791	$12,127	$12,430
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$23,485	$24,404	$24,976	$25,681	$26,390

Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Undergraduate (In-State)	$206	$211	$216	$222	$226
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$705	$733	$752	$752	$773
Graduate (In-State)	$307	$319	$327	$337	$345
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$719	$748	$767	$767	$788

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Central Washington University offers 308 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 58 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 30 Bachelors, 19 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	19	NOT OFFERED	2
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	199	69	NOT OFFERED	4

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	27	NOT OFFERED	1
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	169	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	169	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	94	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	2

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	115	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	78	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	128	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Insurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Central Washington University, there are 10,176 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,332 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,921 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,411 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	10,176
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,921
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4,411
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,844

By student location, out of a total of 2,921 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,760 Washington Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 131 students living in the U.S. States other than Washington, and 29 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.