2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western Carolina graduate schools is $7,778 for North Carolina residents and $18,497 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 2.92% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Western Carolina.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
Western Carolina 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$7,414$4,435$2,979$17,821$14,842$2,979
2021$7,414$4,435$2,979$17,821$14,842$2,979
2022$7,480$4,435$3,045$17,887$14,842$3,045
2023$7,566$4,435$3,131$17,973$14,842$3,131
2024$7,778$4,568$3,210$18,497$15,287$3,210
Western Carolina 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$410$1,168
2021$410$1,174
2022$433$1,197
2023$429$1,240
2024$442$1,260
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$10,725$2,679$11,170$2,679
2021$10,954$3,019$11,277$3,019
2022$11,097$2,933$11,428$2,933
2023$11,173$3,051$12,065$3,051
2024$11,764$3,330$12,322$3,330

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Western Carolina University offers 110 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 26 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's3011
Doctorate (Research)10
Doctorate (Professional)31
Post-BS Certificate73
Post-MS Certificate32
Total11026
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At Western Carolina, there are 11,635 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 1,679 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 522 male and 1,157 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.45 to 1. Western Carolina University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 690 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1376
Asian18513
Black or African American1244282
Hispanic1023171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,298398900
Two or More Races491633
Race/Ethnicity Unknown321
Total 1,6795221,157

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