Public · Bowling Green, Kentucky
Western Kentucky University: cost, debt and earnings by major
80 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $11,789
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 56%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 94%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 12,155
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 8.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $9,356 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $7,809 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $8,394 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $13,925 |
| $110,000+ | $19,009 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (7)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$85,634
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$76,463
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$66,066
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,760
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$45,645 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,962
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$38,850 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (2)
Bachelor's programs (53)
- Mechanical Engineering$86,624
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$86,033
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$85,772
- Civil Engineering$75,732
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$74,452
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,496
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$73,300
- Accounting and Related Services$71,274
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$71,240
- Finance and Financial Management Services$70,313
- Management Information Systems and Services$68,333
- Economics$68,051
- Construction Management$66,806 (1 yr)
- International Relations and National Security Studies$64,710
- Computer Science$62,782 (1 yr)
- Marketing$60,222
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,103
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,362
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$57,958
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,844
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$57,271
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$54,396
- Political Science and Government$54,333
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,921
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$53,839
- Biology, General$52,487
- Agriculture, General$51,065
- Hospitality Administration/Management$50,712
- Communication and Media Studies$50,392
- Social Work$48,771
- Journalism$47,661
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,583
- Fine and Studio Arts$45,957
- Apparel and Textiles$45,420
- Criminology$45,124
- Psychology, General$44,848
- Chemistry$44,752 (1 yr)
- Public Health$43,605
- Sociology$43,520
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,210
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$42,600
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$41,791
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$40,838
- Special Education and Teaching$40,705
- English Language and Literature, General$40,616
- Anthropology$40,415
- History$38,836
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$38,656
- Mathematics$38,434
- Music$38,377
- Social Sciences, General$36,939 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$34,987
- Research and Experimental Psychology$34,133 (1 yr)
Master's programs (15)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$112,455
- Accounting and Related Services$78,094
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$71,024
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,436
- Public Health$58,836 (1 yr)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$57,109
- Social Work$56,628
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$55,249
- Library Science and Administration$52,390
- Psychology, General$52,177 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,451
- Special Education and Teaching$51,391
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,133
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$47,567
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$41,899 (1 yr)