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Graduate Programs at Western Carolina

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Graduate Program 33 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 13 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 1,574
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $18,595

Graduate Programs Overview

Western Carolina University offers 33 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 13 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 1,574 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Western Carolina and 629 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $7,876 for North Carolina residents and $18,595 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Western Carolina University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (29 programs)
Doctorate - Research (1 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (3 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (12 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$7,876 North Carolina residents
$18,595 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment1,574 graduate students
629 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at Western Carolina

It offers 33 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree2912
Post Master's Degree22
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship10
Doctor's degree - professional practice31
Total3313

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $7,876 for North Carolina residents and $18,595 for students from other States at Western Carolina University. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.53% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$7,480$7,480$7,778$7,876
Out-of-State$17,887$17,973$18,497$18,595
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] Western Carolina University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Western Carolina University, 1,574 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 486 male and 1,088 female students. By attendance status, there are 880 full-time and 694 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total1,5741,088486
Full-time880618262
Part-time694470224
[Chart] Western Carolina University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Western Carolina University, 629 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 372 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 1,574 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total1,574
Online Exclusively629
In Some Online Classes372
Not In Online Classes573
[Chart] Western Carolina University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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