Western Kentucky University is a four-year, public school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It offers 22 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, WKU have 9 vocational programs, 8 bachelor's degree programs, and 7 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of WKU is $11,436 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 733 students have completed their health profession studies. 146 students obtained certifications, 366 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 43 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.
The 2024 tuition & fees of WKU is $11,436 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 96.99% and the graduation rate is 51%. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 and the retention rate is 77%.
You can find the detailed information about Western Kentucky University at cost of attendance and admission pages.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $27,000 ($11,436) |
| Graduate | $18,340 ($12,140) |
| Health Profession Programs | 22 programs 9 online programs |
| Total Programs | 236 programs 83 online programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Student Population | 16,493 Students |
| Number of Faculties | 925 Faculties |
| Number of Staffs | 2,347 Staffs |
Western Kentucky University offers 22 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.
A total of 733 students have completed the health profession programs including 366 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.
| Degrees | Number of Programs | Online Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year | 6 | 3 | 43 |
| Associate | 3 | 1 | 103 |
| Bachelor | 8 | 2 | 366 |
| Master | 5 | 3 | 150 |
| Doctoral (Professional Practice) | 2 | NOT OFFERED | 43 |
| Post-Bachelor Certificate | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Post-Master Certificate | 2 | 1 | 9 |
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.
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Associate's | Certifications | Post graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 36 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | NOT OFFERED | 84 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 32 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 6 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 39Online | 12Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 1Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 28Online | NOT OFFERED |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 8 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 2Online |
| Public Health | NOT OFFERED | 21Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
| Environmental Health | 2 | 9Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | - | 1Online |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1Online | NOT OFFERED |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 5 | 12Online |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 20 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health Services Administration | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 29 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Medical Informatics | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 8Online | NOT OFFERED |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 3 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 169 | 24 | NOT OFFERED | 96Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 8Online |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 14 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |