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. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Western Washington University took the #244 spot.
WWU also ranked #8 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Washington.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 63.3% of the total graduate students at WWU are women and 36.7% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 22.2% of the graduate student population at WWU. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at WWU. Around 1.3% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,359 | $23,606 |
| Fees | $1,131 | $1,131 |
Master's degree recipients from WWU earn an average salary of $50,771 during the early years of their career. That's about 13% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Western Washington University.
Contact details for WWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9008 |
| Phone: | 360-650-3000 |
| Website: | wwu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/westernwashingtonuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/WWU |
About 12.7% of the graduate students at Western Washington University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 7.5% 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 |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 5 |
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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