by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Western Kentucky University landed the #473 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
WKU also ranked #6 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, WKU came in at #494.
WKU also ranked #8 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Kentucky.
Women make up 64.3% of the total graduate student body at WKU while men make you 35.7%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at WKU, around 18.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at WKU. Around 2.6% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,140 | $18,340 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at WKU is $45,343. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 22% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at WKU is $80,750. That's good news for those graduates since it is 7% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Western Kentucky University.
Contact details for WKU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1000 |
| Phone: | 270-745-0111 |
| Website: | www.wku.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/WKUNews |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/wkunews |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69.3% of the graduate students at WKU took at least one online course. Approximately 55.5% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 3 |
| Educational Administration | 12 |
| Nursing | 24 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29 |
Footnotes
*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.
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