by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Education is a concentration offered under the general education major at Western Carolina University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in general education, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at WCU paid an average of $1,174 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $410 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| 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 general education 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 95.8% of the general education students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in general education at WCU in 2019-2020, 2.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.