Online Degrees and Programs at Central Washington University

Central Washington University offers 161 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 10 major programs - 1 Certificate, 5 Bachelors, 2 Masters, and 2 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,417 for Washington residents and $27,526 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,377 students out of total 10,811 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 320 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Central Washington University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $9,417 and $27,526 for non-Washington residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $13,220 and $28,031 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $241 for Washington residents and $845 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $368 for Washington residents and $862 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Central Washington University offers 161 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 10 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 5 Bachelors, 2 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Central Washington University, there are 10,811 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,233 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,377 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,856 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,377 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,264 Washington Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 101 students living in the U.S. States other than Washington, and 12 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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