Western Carolina University is a four-year, public school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It offers 11 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, Western Carolina have 8 bachelor's degree programs, and 6 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of Western Carolina is $4,532 for North Carolina residents and $8,532 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the Western Carolina's graduate tuition & fees is $7,778 for North Carolina residents and $18,497 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 694 students have completed their health profession studies. 525 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 65 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


Western Carolina University 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of Western Carolina is $4,532 for North Carolina residents and $8,532 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,778 for in-state rate and $8,532 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at Western Carolina is 86.66% and the graduation rate is 60%. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 and the retention rate is 71%.

You can find the detailed information about Western Carolina University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$8,532 ($4,532)
Graduate$18,497 ($7,778)
Health Profession Programs11 programs
5 online programs
Total Programs114 programs
30 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
Student Population11,635 Students
Number of Faculties787 Faculties
Number of Staffs1,824 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Western Carolina University offers 11 health profession programs through bachelor's programs and graduate programs.

A total of 694 students have completed the health profession programs including 525 bachelor's degree earners and graduate degree earners.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at Western Carolina with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor 8 2 525
Master 4 2 103
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 2 1 65
Post-Bachelor Certificate 1 NOT OFFERED -
Post-Master Certificate 1 NOT OFFERED 1

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

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.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders3727NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management-31OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)59OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer-7NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Environmental Health9NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED46NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy25NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian13NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse238Online38OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED19OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED