Western Michigan University

Online Program Overview

Western Michigan University is a four-years, public school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $15,298 for Michigan residents and $19,098 for other students on average.

It offers 359 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 25 programs - 1 Certificate, 2 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 11 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Western Michigan University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI
Online Students	1,811 Enrolled Online Exclusively 8,726 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,298 Out-of-State$19,098
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$19,277 Out-of-State$28,454
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Total	25 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Bachelors	2 Programs
Masters	11 Programs
Post-Graduate	11 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Western Michigan University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $15,298 and $19,098 for non-Michigan residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $19,277 and $28,454 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $633 for Michigan residents and $791 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $763 for Michigan residents and $1,145 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)	$13,017	$13,017	$13,434	$14,623	$15,298
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$16,041	$16,041	$16,768	$18,254	$19,098
Graduate (In-State)	$17,283	$17,283	$17,807	$18,462	$19,277
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$31,355	$31,355	$26,248	$27,231	$28,454

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$504	$504	$556	$605	$633
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$630	$630	$694	$756	$791
Graduate (In-State)	$682	$682	$703	$731	$763
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,268	$1,268	$1,055	$1,096	$1,145

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Michigan University offers 359 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 2 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 11 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	1	NOT OFFERED	2	11	NOT OFFERED	11
Overall Programs	5	NOT OFFERED	176	103	45	30

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.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	1

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	1
Educational Evaluation and Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Technical Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	12

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dance (other)	3	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Western Michigan University, there are 17,000 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 10,537 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,811 students are enrolled exclusively and 8,726 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	17,000
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,811
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	8,726
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	6,463

By student location, out of a total of 1,811 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,653 Michigan Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 144 students living in the U.S. States other than Michigan, and 14 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.