Western Kentucky University

Online Program Overview

Western Kentucky University is a four-years, public school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $11,436 for Kentucky residents and $27,000 for other students on average.

It offers 229 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 84 programs - 8 Certificate, 4 Associates, 18 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 32 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Western Kentucky University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY
Online Students	3,162 Enrolled Online Exclusively 6,396 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,436 Out-of-State$27,000
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,140 Out-of-State$18,340
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	84 Programs
Certificate	8 Programs
Associates	4 Programs
Bachelors	18 Programs
Masters	22 Programs
Post-Graduate	32 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Western Kentucky University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $11,436 and $27,000 for non-Kentucky residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $12,140 and $18,340 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $476 for Kentucky residents and $1,125 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $607 for Kentucky residents and $917 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

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

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$10,802	$10,802	$10,992	$11,112	$11,436
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$26,496	$26,496	$27,000	$27,072	$27,000
Graduate (In-State)	$12,140	$12,140	$12,140	$12,140	$12,140
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$18,340	$18,340	$18,340	$18,340	$18,340

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$450	$450	$458	$463	$476
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$1,104	$1,104	$1,125	$1,128	$1,125
Graduate (In-State)	$607	$607	$607	$607	$607
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$917	$917	$917	$917	$917

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Kentucky University offers 229 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 84 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Certificates, 4 Associates, 18 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 32 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	8	4	18	22	NOT OFFERED	32
Overall Programs	34	6	98	48	4	39

The following 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.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agriculture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Organizational Communication	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Health Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Educational/Instructional Technology	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	5
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	7
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technical Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Industrial Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Quality Control Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Community Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	40	138	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	6
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Analytics, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Business Analytics	116	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	38	NOT OFFERED	12
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	7
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	86	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	64	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	18	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12
Public Health	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED	3
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Medical Informatics	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	111	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	144	71	NOT OFFERED	3
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Organizational Leadership	32	4	65	90	NOT OFFERED	5
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Western Kentucky University, there are 16,493 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 9,558 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,162 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,396 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	16,493
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,162
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	6,396
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	6,935

By student location, out of a total of 3,162 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,441 Kentucky Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 705 students living in the U.S. States other than Kentucky, and 16 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.