Online courses are an excellent option for busy students, and some - especially older students and those who work full-time - may even wish to get their entire degree online. Keep reading to find out more about your online learning opportunities at Western Kentucky University.
On this page you will find:
WKU offers 13 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 848 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:
The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at WKU is $27,000. Part time students pay $1,125 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our WKU tuition and fees page.
You can get an online master's degree in 19 different fields at WKU. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.
The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at WKU is $18,340. Part time graduate students pay $917 per credit hour.
How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at WKU?
12,052Undergrad Degree Seekers
1,077Undergrad Non-Seekers
1,804Graduate Students
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 14,933 students took at least one online class at Western Kentucky University. Of these students, 12,052 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 1,077 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 1,804 were graduate students.
All Online Students at WKU
14,933Took At Least One Online Class
4,127Took All Classes Online
26.12%Out of State Students
Of the 17,517 students at Western Kentucky University, 85.25% (14,933) took at least one class online.
About 23.56% (4,127) took all of their courses online.
Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:
The table below shows the total number of online students at Western Kentucky University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
14,933
4,127
2018-2019
7,468
3,376
2017-2018
8,481
3,575
2016-2017
8,175
3,335
2015-2016
8,395
3,216
Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at WKU
12,052Took At Least One Online Class
1,967Took All Classes Online
28.62%Out of State Students
In 2019-2020, 13,086 undergraduate students attended Western Kentucky University. Of these students 92.10% (12,052) took at least one class online.
15.03% (1,967) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online.
Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:
The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at Western Kentucky University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
12,052
1,967
2018-2019
5,024
1,435
2017-2018
5,825
1,504
2016-2017
5,745
1,366
2015-2016
6,001
1,316
Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at WKU
1,077Took At Least One Online Class
825Took All Classes Online
1.70%Out of State Students
Of the 2,200 undergraduate non-seekers at Western Kentucky University, 48.95% (1,077) took at least one class online.
About 37.50% (825) took all of their courses online.
Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:
The table below shows the total number of online students at Western Kentucky University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
1,077
825
2018-2019
970
821
2017-2018
1,057
879
2016-2017
883
741
2015-2016
803
680
Online Graduate Students at WKU
1,804Took At Least One Online Class
1,335Took All Classes Online
37.53%Out of State Students
During the 2019-2020 academic year, 2,231 graduate students attended Western Kentucky University, and 80.86% (1,804) were enrolled in at least one online class.
59.84% (1,335) of these students took classes exclusively online.
Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:
The table below shows the total number of online students at Western Kentucky University for the last five years.
Curious on how these schools stack up against WKU? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare colleges on the features that matter most to you!
by our College Data Analytics Team
