Western Carolina University Master’s in Education

Education is a program of study at Western Carolina University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in education, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Education from WCU Cost?

$7,414 Average Tuition and Fees

WCU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WCU was $1,174 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $410 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,435	$14,842
Fees	$2,979	$2,979

Does WCU Offer an Online Master’s in Education?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WCU offers online option in its education master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WCU Online Learning page.

WCU Master’s Student Diversity for Education

161 Master's Degrees Awarded

79.5% Women

9.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 161 students received their master’s degree in education. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 79.5% of the education students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 78.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at WCU in 2019-2020, 9.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	114
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Master’s in Education Focus Areas at WCU

Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Education	48
Educational Administration	51
Student Counseling	41
Teacher Education Grade Specific	21

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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