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Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University is a Public, 4 years school located in Bowling Green, KY. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $27,072 over its programs in average.
The school mainly focus on BS degree or graduate degrees, but also offer vocational and career programs as well. For the vocational program, it has 39 1-year certificate and 11 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 500 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Western Kentucky University.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Western Kentucky University is $27,072 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 .
82% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $7,973 (exclude student loans).
WKU 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$27,072
Average Financial Amount$7,973

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.
Offered Career Programs at Western Kentucky University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate399336
Total399500

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.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage 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-
Total336
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage 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-
Total164

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
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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