Western Carolina University (Western Carolina) is a four-year, public school located in Cullowhee, NC.
It offers 41 graduate programs - 28 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,778 for in-state and $18,497 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,679 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,635 students at Western Carolina. Western Carolina offers online graduate programs and 690 out of 1,679 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,778 for North Carolina residents and $18,497 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-one (41) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Western Carolina University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Highway 107, Cullowhee, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,732 students
690 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$7,778
Out-of-State$18,497 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 41 Graduate Programs
28 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Western Carolina University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western Carolina University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $7,778 and $18,497 for non-North Carolina residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $442 for North Carolina residents and $1,260 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $4,568 | $15,287 |
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| Fees | $3,210 | $3,210 |
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| Cost per Credit | $442 | $1,260 |
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| Books & Supplies | $693 |
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| Room & Board | $11,764 (On-Campus) / $12,322 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,330 (On-Campus) / $3,330 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $23,565 | $34,284 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $24,123 | $34,842 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $7,414 | $7,414 | $7,480 | $7,566 | $7,778 |
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| Out-of-State | $17,821 | $17,821 | $17,887 | $17,973 | $18,497 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Western Carolina University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 41 major areas - 28 Master's (12 online programs), 4 Doctorate (1 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 555 students have been conferred Master's degree and 79 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 555 | 79 | 36 | 13 |
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| Men | 171 | 29 | 20 | 2 |
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| Women | 384 | 50 | 16 | 11 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 8 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Western Carolina graduate schools have a total of 1,732 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 556 male and 1,176 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 932 full-time and 800 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 690 students enrolled through online exclusively and 409 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,390 White, 117 Black, and 22 Asian students are attending at Western Carolina University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
45 grad students are younger than 22 and 414 students are older than 65. It has 794 students aged between 22 and 30 and 426 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,732 |
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| Men | 556 |
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| Women | 1,176 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,732 |
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| Full-time Students | 932 |
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| Part-time Students | 800 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,732 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 17 |
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| Asian | 22 |
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| Black | 117 |
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| Hispanic | 110 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 1,390 |
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| Two or more races | 46 |
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| Un-Known | 2 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,732 |
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| 21 & Under | 45 |
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| 22-24 | 388 |
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| 25-29 | 406 |
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| 30-34 | 231 |
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| 35-39 | 195 |
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| 40 & Over | 414 |
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Online Population
At Western Carolina University graduate schools, 690 students enrolled online exclusively and 409 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,679 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 690 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 409 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 580 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 690 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 612 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 76 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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