Western Carolina University Graduate Programs
Western Carolina University is a public institution situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The surrounding location of Cullowhee is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
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Where Is Western Carolina University?
Contact details for WCU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | Highway 107, Cullowhee, NC 28723-9646 |
Phone: | 828-227-7100 |
Website: | www.wcu.edu |
Western Carolina University Graduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,732 graduate students at WCU, 32% are male and 68% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Carolina University graduate students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 22 |
Black or African American | 117 |
Hispanic or Latino | 110 |
White | 1,390 |
International Students | 27 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 66 |
Geographic Diversity
North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Western Carolina University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 36 countries are represented at WCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Canada.
Online Learning at Western Carolina University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at WCU has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 9th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WCU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Business, Management & Marketing | 9% |
Health Professions | 14% |
Mathematics & Statistics | 9% |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 18% |
Public Administration & Social Service | 13% |
Western Carolina University Graduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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