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.


Western Kentucky University 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

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.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$27,000 ($11,436)
Graduate$18,340 ($12,140)
Health Profession Programs22 programs
9 online programs
Total Programs236 programs
83 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
Student Population16,493 Students
Number of Faculties925 Faculties
Number of Staffs2,347 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

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.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber 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

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 Disorders36NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED84NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist32NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED6NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management39Online12OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator1OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED28OnlineNOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist8NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2Online
Public HealthNOT OFFERED21OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health29OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-1Online
Occupational Health and Industrial HygieneNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1OnlineNOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED512Online
Community Health and Preventive Medicine20NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED29NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED8OnlineNOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse16924NOT OFFERED96OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED8Online
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED14NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED