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Major Programs at WKU

Western Kentucky University offers 229 programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certifica degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
  • Total number of programs: 229
  • Total number of online programs: 84
  • Offered degrees/programs: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate
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Offered Degrees At Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University is categorized by Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie categorization. Western Kentucky University offers 229 major programs for Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate. Next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 3,915 students have completed their study at Western Kentucky University.
Offered Degrees at Western Kentucky University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Associate's Degree64166
Bachelor's Degree98182,792
Master's Degree4822715
Doctor's degree - professional practice1019
Doctor's degree - other3057
Post Bachelor's Degree3631147
Post Master's Degree3119
Total229843,915

Degree, Major Programs and Completers by Award Level

Western Kentucky University offers 229 programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 3,915 students have completed their studies.
  • 166 students have earned/completed Associate program.
  • 2,792 students have earned/completed Bachelor's program.
  • 715 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 57 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 19 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
  • 147 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 19 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Associate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✔ 1
Technical Teacher Education✔1
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 2
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ 40
General Studies✔40
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 119
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕8
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔111
Business [+] ✔ 4
Organizational Leadership✔4
Total166
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 8
Environmental Studies✕8
Architecture [+] ✕ 22
Architectural Technology/Technician✕22
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 3
Asian Studies/Civilization✕0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕3
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 166
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕28
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕1
Journalism✕15
Broadcast Journalism✕35
Photojournalism✕8
Radio and Television✕9
Organizational Communication✕28
Public Relations/Image Management✕25
Advertising✕17
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 85
Information Technology✔60
Computer Science✕25
Education [+] ✔ 178
Special Education and Teaching✕27
Elementary Education and Teaching✕90
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕10
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕4
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✔22
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕20
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education✕3
Engineering [+] ✕ 91
Civil Engineering✕33
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕12
Mechanical Engineering✕46
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 37
Industrial Technology/Technician✔10
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕27
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 22
Chinese Language and Literature✕10
German Language and Literature✕0
Spanish Language and Literature✕8
Arabic Language and Literature✕4
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 40
Apparel and Textiles✕40
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 8
Pre-Law Studies✕0
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕8
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 40
English Language and Literature✕30
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)✕10
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ 138
General Studies✔138
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 113
Biology/Biological Sciences✕100
Biochemistry✕10
Molecular Genetics✕3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 20
Mathematics✕20
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 24
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕4
Business Analytics✔18
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕2
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 129
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕14
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕58
Sports Studies✕57
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 2
Religion/Religious Studies✕2
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 40
Physical Sciences✕2
Meteorology✕7
Chemistry✕20
Geology/Earth Science✕8
Physics✕3
Psychology [+] ✕ 148
Psychology✕111
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕37
Human Services [+] ✔ 86
Social Work✔86
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 188
Social Sciences✕5
Anthropology✕10
Criminology✔64
Economics✔12
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕17
Geography✕17
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✔1
International Relations and Affairs✕10
Political Science and Government✕28
Sociology✔24
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 145
Dance✕15
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕12
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕10
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕11
Fine/Studio Arts✕58
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕2
Music Performance✕27
Music (other)✕10
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 315
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕33
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✔21
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔58
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔14
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕4
Environmental Health✕3
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕12
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕170
Business [+] ✔ 600
Business Administration and Management✔144
Organizational Leadership✔65
Accounting✕73
Business/Managerial Economics✕16
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕13
Finance✕76
Hospitality Administration/Management✕29
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕17
Management Information Systems✔3
Management Science✔0
Marketing/Marketing Management✕134
Construction Management✕30
History [+] ✕ 18
History✕18
Total2,792
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 [+] ✕ 8
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕8
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3
Computer and Information Sciences✕3
Education [+] ✔ 124
Educational Leadership and Administration✕1
Educational/Instructional Technology✔7
Special Education and Teaching✕27
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔10
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕19
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✔4
Elementary Education and Teaching✕11
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕2
Secondary Education and Teaching✕2
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕6
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕19
Music Teacher Education✕7
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✔7
Reading Teacher Education✔2
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 4
Engineering/Industrial Management✔4
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ 5
Family and Community Services✔5
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 13
English Language and Literature✕7
Creative Writing✕6
Library Science [+] ✔ 20
Library and Information Science✔20
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✔ 12
Biology/Biological Sciences✔12
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 10
Mathematics✕10
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 0
Biological and Physical Sciences✔0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✔ 38
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✔38
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 9
Chemistry✕9
Psychology [+] ✕ 61
Psychology✕24
Counseling Psychology✕27
School Psychology✕10
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy✕0
Human Services [+] ✔ 61
Community Organization and Advocacy✔4
Public Administration✕8
Social Work✔49
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 25
Criminology✔4
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔13
Geography✕6
Sociology✕2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 132
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕82
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔11
Public Health✔18
Environmental Health✔5
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕16
Business [+] ✔ 179
Business Administration and Management✔71
Organizational Leadership✔90
Accounting✕18
History [+] ✔ 5
History✔5
Total715
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Psychology [+] ✕ 8
School Psychology✕8
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 49
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕29
Nursing Practice✕20
Total57
Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 19
Educational Leadership and Administration✕19
Total19
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 [+] ✔ 18
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✔7
Organizational Communication✔3
Health Communication✔8
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1
Information Science/Studies✕1
Education [+] ✔ 23
Curriculum and Instruction✔5
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✕0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✔2
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✔5
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)✔1
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✔7
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔0
Mathematics Teacher Education✔3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other)✔0
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 3
Quality Control Technology/Technician✔3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✔ 13
Biology/Biological Sciences✔6
Epidemiology✔7
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 6
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis✕1
Data Analytics, General✔5
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✔ 23
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✔12
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✔11
Psychology [+] ✔ 0
Applied Behavior Analysis✔0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ 11
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✔11
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy✔0
Human Services [+] ✔ 7
Public Administration✔7
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 21
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✔12
Environmental Health✔3
Public Health Education and Promotion✔6
Health Services Administration✕0
Dietetics/Dietitian✕0
Business [+] ✔ 18
Business Administration and Management✔3
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✔6
Organizational Leadership✔5
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✔4
Total147
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 3
Learning Sciences✕3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 16
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔15
Total19

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