Western Kentucky University

#17 in Kentucky

4-years Public College In Bowling Green, KY

OverviewAdmissionCost Of AttendanceStudent PopulationGraduation RateArea Of Study
Western Kentucky University offers 263 programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
Major Programs
Number of Major Programs263 programs
Online Programs84 programs
Offered Degrees/ProgramsAssociate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate
Offered Degrees at Western Kentucky University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Associate's Degree115164
Bachelor's Degree102152,841
Post Bachelor's Degree4332169
Master's Degree10215728
Post Master's Degree7126
Doctor's degree - professional practice4056
Doctor's degree - other1012
Total263843,996
Popular Programs at Western Kentucky University
Degree, Major Programs and Completers
Associate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 3
Agricultural Production Operations✕3
Education [+] ✔ 7
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔1
Technical Teacher Education✔6
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ 44
General Studies✔44
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 104
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
Business Administration and Management✔6
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary✕0
Total164
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0
Environmental Studies✕0
Architecture [+] ✕ 18
Architectural Technology/Technician✕18
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 5
Asian Studies/Civilization✕2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕3
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 186
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕25
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕0
Journalism✕10
Broadcast Journalism✕44
Photojournalism✕11
Radio and Television✕16
Organizational Communication✕20
Public Relations/Image Management✕28
Advertising✕32
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 66
Computer and Information Sciences✕0
Information Technology✔48
Computer Science✕18
Education [+] ✔ 173
Special Education and Teaching✕28
Elementary Education and Teaching✕97
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕6
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕5
Business Teacher Education✕1
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✔25
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕7
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education✕2
Engineering [+] ✕ 112
Civil Engineering✕35
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕27
Mechanical Engineering✕50
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 33
Industrial Technology/Technician✔7
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕26
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 40
Chinese Language and Literature✕15
German Language and Literature✕0
French Language and Literature✕3
Spanish Language and Literature✕16
Arabic Language and Literature✕6
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 41
Housing and Human Environments✕0
Apparel and Textiles✕41
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 9
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕9
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 50
English Language and Literature✕39
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)✕11
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ 142
General Studies✔142
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 127
Biology/Biological Sciences✕115
Biochemistry✕10
Molecular Genetics✕2
Biotechnology✕0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 14
Mathematics✕14
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕7
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 144
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕22
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕64
Sports Studies✕58
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 9
Religion/Religious Studies✕9
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 41
Physical Sciences✕1
Meteorology✕9
Chemistry✕16
Geology/Earth Science✕11
Physics✕4
Psychology [+] ✕ 125
Psychology✕81
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕44
Human Services [+] ✔ 122
Social Work✔122
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 218
Social Sciences✕20
Anthropology✕10
Criminology✕61
Economics✔12
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕17
Geography✕13
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕0
International Relations and Affairs✕12
Political Science and Government✕41
Sociology✔32
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 109
Dance✕8
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕18
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕11
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕0
Fine/Studio Arts✕37
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕1
Music Performance✕22
Music (other)✕12
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 323
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕30
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✔30
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔50
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔13
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕3
Environmental Health✕5
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕7
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕185
Business [+] ✔ 564
Business Administration and Management✔157
Organizational Leadership✔59
Accounting✕64
Business/Managerial Economics✕11
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕7
Finance✕53
Hospitality Administration/Management✕30
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕13
Management Information Systems✔23
Management Science✔19
Marketing/Marketing Management✕99
Construction Management✕29
History [+] ✕ 30
History✕30
Total2,841
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 4
Folklore Studies✕4
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 7
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕7
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1
Computer and Information Sciences✕1
Education [+] ✔ 82
Education✕0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)✕0
Educational/Instructional Technology✔5
Learning Sciences✕0
Special Education and Teaching✕13
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔5
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕0
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕15
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✔7
Elementary Education and Teaching✕6
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕3
Secondary Education and Teaching✕5
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕7
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕6
Art Teacher Education✕0
Music Teacher Education✕6
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✔3
Reading Teacher Education✔1
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 4
Engineering/Industrial Management✔4
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ 4
Family and Community Services✔4
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 9
English Language and Literature✕3
Creative Writing✕6
Library Science [+] ✔ 28
Library and Information Science✔28
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✔ 12
Biology/Biological Sciences✔12
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 9
Mathematics✕9
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 2
Biological and Physical Sciences✔2
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✔ 72
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✔72
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0
Religion/Religious Studies✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 7
Chemistry✕7
Psychology [+] ✕ 56
Psychology✕15
Counseling Psychology✕35
School Psychology✕6
Human Services [+] ✔ 69
Community Organization and Advocacy✔9
Public Administration✕7
Social Work✔53
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 20
Criminology✔7
Applied Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔9
Geography✕2
Sociology✕2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 115
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕64
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔15
Public Health✔19
Environmental Health✔6
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕11
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕0
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕0
Business [+] ✔ 216
Business Administration and Management✔79
Organizational Leadership✔123
Accounting✕14
History [+] ✔ 4
History✔4
Total728
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0
Psychology [+] ✕ 3
School Psychology✕3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 53
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕29
Nursing Practice✕24
Total56
Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 12
Educational Leadership and Administration✕12
Total12
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✔ 3
Women's Studies✔3
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 17
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✔10
Organizational Communication✔5
Health Communication✔2
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Information Science/Studies✕0
Education [+] ✔ 26
Curriculum and Instruction✔14
Community College Education✕0
Educational/Instructional Technology✕0
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✕0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism✕0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✔2
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✔1
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)✔2
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✔6
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔0
Mathematics Teacher Education✔0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other)✔1
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 4
Quality Control Technology/Technician✔4
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0
Adult Development and Aging✕0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✔ 9
Biology/Biological Sciences✔6
Epidemiology✔3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 1
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis✕0
Sustainability Studies✔1
Data Analytics, General✔0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✔ 42
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✔14
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✔28
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0
Religion/Religious Studies✕0
Psychology [+] ✔ 0
Applied Behavior Analysis✔0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ 5
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✔5
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy✔0
Human Services [+] ✔ 5
Public Administration✔5
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✔1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 39
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✔18
Environmental Health✔4
Public Health Education and Promotion✔11
Health Services Administration✕0
Dietetics/Dietitian✕6
Business [+] ✔ 16
Business Administration and Management✔3
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✔4
Organizational Leadership✔5
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✔4
Total169
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 0
Learning Sciences✕0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 26
Nursing Education✕0
Nursing Administration✕0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔22
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing✕0
Total26
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