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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.

614 Master's Degrees
79 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Western Carolina University?

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Contact details for WCU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Highway 107, Cullowhee, NC 28723-9646
Phone: 828-227-7100
Website: www.wcu.edu

Western Carolina University Graduate Student Diversity

1,732 Graduate Students
68% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,732 graduate students at WCU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Carolina University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

2,858 Took All Classes Online
6,340 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at WCU. In 2022-2023, 6,340 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WCU has changed over the last few years.

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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
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.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 56 68 0 124
Educational Administration 1 66 16 83
Nursing 0 39 19 58
General Education 0 54 0 54
Social Work 0 52 0 52
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 44 44
Human Resource Management 0 42 0 42
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 40 0 40
Health & Physical Education 0 39 0 39
Student Counseling 0 36 0 36
Communication Sciences 0 27 0 27
Construction Engineering Technology 0 20 0 20
Outdoor Education 0 18 0 18
Marketing 0 17 0 17
Chemistry 0 15 0 15
Accounting 0 13 0 13
General Psychology 0 12 0 12
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 11 0 11
General Engineering Technology 0 9 0 9
General Biology 0 8 0 8
History 0 8 0 8
Public Administration 0 8 0 8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 7 0 0 7
General English Literature 0 6 0 6
Fine & Studio Arts 0 4 0 4
Industrial Production Technology 0 2 0 2
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Computer Science 0 0 0 0
Special Education 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0
Recreation Administration 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 64 614 79 757

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.

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