by our College Data Analytics TeamBusiness, Management & Marketing is a program of study at Western Carolina University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in business, management and marketing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WCU was $1,174 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $410 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,435 | $14,842 |
| Fees | $2,979 | $2,979 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. WCU does offer online classes in its business, management and marketing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WCU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.4% of the business, management and marketing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in business, management and marketing at WCU in 2019-2020, 21.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 105 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Business, Management & Marketing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 48 |
| Accounting | 20 |
| Human Resource Management | 50 |
| Marketing | 15 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.