Similar Schools to Western Kentucky University
Below schools are offering similar vocational programs that Western Kentucky University has. Compare those schools to with tuition, financial aid, offered vocational programs, and online availability.
2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Western Kentucky University is $27,000 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Western Kentucky University offers the alternative tuition plans .
85% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $8,499 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $27,000 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $8,499 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Western Kentucky University offers 39 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 500 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 39 | 9 | 336 |
| Total | 39 | 9 | 500 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 336 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 164 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Food Technology and Processing | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Chinese Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| German Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Deaf Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 31 completers | - |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | ✕ | 31 | - |
| Organizational Communication | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Public Relations/Image Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Advertising | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 4 completers | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 19 completers | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✔ | 19 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | $22,900 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| General Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Statistics (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Gerontology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 7 completers | - |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | ✔ | 7 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 13 completers | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | ✔ | 13 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Graphic Design | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ (3 completers) | 40 completers | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (other) | ✔ | 26 | - |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Public Health | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Environmental Health | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Medical Informatics | ✔ | 5 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 197 completers | - |
| Organizational Leadership | ✔ | 74 | - |
| Financial Planning and Services | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Management Science | ✔ | 106 | - |
| Real Estate | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Total | 336 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Agricultural Production Operations | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 7 completers | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Technical Teacher Education | ✔ | 6 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 44 completers | - |
| General Studies | ✔ | 44 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 104 completers | - |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✔ | 101 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 6 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✔ | 6 | - |
| Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 164 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Western Kentucky University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1926 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Western Kentucky University.
1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY
270-745-0111