Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 170 Associate, 2,735 Bachelor's, 715 Master's, 39 Doctorate (professional), 460 1 Year Certificate, 117 Post-BS Certificate, and 15 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by WKU.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate84170
Bachelor's98142,735
Master's4821715
Doctorate (professional)3039
1 Year Certificate3911460
Post-BS Certificate3631117
Post-MS Certificate3115
Total236834,271

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at Western Kentucky University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
AssociateBachelorMasterDoctoral
Associate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$50,400
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Mechanical Engineering$60,000
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$56,300
Civil Engineering$50,100
Computer and Information Sciences$45,200
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$85,200
Business Administration and Management$55,000
Communication Sciences and Disorders$51,800
Library and Information Science$42,400
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management$41,400
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at Western Kentucky University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at WKU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
1 Year CertificateAssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Practice)Doctorate (Other)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 12 completers-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management✕6-
Food Technology and Processing✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 0 completers-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 5 completers-
Chinese Studies✕3-
German Studies✕1-
Deaf Studies✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 64 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕14-
Organizational Communication✕15-
Advertising✕13-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications✕22-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 52 completers-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision✕2-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕48-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 6 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 16 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✔16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies ✕ 6 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✔ (1 completers) 5 completers-
English Language and Literature✔4-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 0 completers-
General Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 115 completers-
Business Analytics✔115-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 1 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 8 completers-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✔13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Social Work✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 23 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✔23-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 21 completers-
Graphic Design✕12-
Game and Interactive Media Design✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (3 completers) 30 completers-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✔13-
Public Health✕0-
Environmental Health✕1-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene✔4-
Public Health Education and Promotion✕2-
Medical Informatics✔10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 82 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔2-
Organizational Leadership✔65-
Financial Planning and Services✕0-
Real Estate✕5-
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)✕5-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✕5-
Total460
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 0 completers-
Agricultural Production Operations✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Technical Teacher Education✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies ✕ 1 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✔ (1 completers) 50 completers$18,100
General Studies✔50-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 114 completers-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕0-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔114$50,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 5 completers-
Organizational Leadership✔5-
Total170
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 17 completers-
Environmental Studies✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 24 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕24-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 2 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization✕2-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 140 completers$29,400
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕22$29,400
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕0-
Journalism✕16$28,700
Broadcast Journalism✕29-
Photojournalism✕4-
Radio and Television✕16$22,000
Organizational Communication✕6$31,600
Public Relations/Image Management✕27-
Advertising✕20-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 79 completers$45,200
Information Technology✔50-
Computer Science✕29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 186 completers-
Special Education and Teaching✕13-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕114-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕17-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕8-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✔14-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕20-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 95 completers-
Civil Engineering✕28$50,100
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕23-
Mechanical Engineering✕44$60,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✔ (1 completers) 38 completers-
Industrial Technology/Technician✔25-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 26 completers-
Chinese Language and Literature✕8-
German Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕16-
Arabic Language and Literature✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 47 completers-
Apparel and Textiles✕47-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies ✕ 7 completers-
Pre-Law Studies✕0-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 36 completers$23,700
English Language and Literature✕33$23,700
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✔ (1 completers) 137 completers$25,100
General Studies✔137-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 113 completers$26,600
Biology/Biological Sciences✕94$26,600
Biochemistry✕15-
Molecular Genetics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 9 completers$32,500
Mathematics✕9$32,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 34 completers-
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕2-
Business Analytics✕31-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 127 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕12$27,300
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕65-
Sports Studies✕50-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 4 completers-
Religion/Religious Studies✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 34 completers-
Physical Sciences✕1-
Meteorology✕5-
Chemistry✕13-
Geology/Earth Science✕11-
Physics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 165 completers$23,900
Psychology✕129$23,900
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕36-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 89 completers-
Social Work✔89$32,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (3 completers) 192 completers$32,400
Social Sciences✕10$32,400
Anthropology✕16-
Criminology✔97$25,400
Economics✕8-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕8-
Geography✕0-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✔0-
International Relations and Affairs✕6-
Political Science and Government✕30$31,300
Sociology✔17$30,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 140 completers-
Dance✕10-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕14-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕17-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕17-
Fine/Studio Arts✕49-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕2-
Music Performance✕21-
Music (other)✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (2 completers) 299 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕34-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕31-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔58$34,300
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔9-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕6-
Environmental Health✕6-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕9-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕146$56,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (3 completers) 550 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔184$37,500
Organizational Leadership✔36-
Accounting✕56$43,300
Business/Managerial Economics✕20-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕5-
Finance✕69$38,000
Hospitality Administration/Management✕27$26,300
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕10-
Management Information Systems✔0$41,200
Marketing/Marketing Management✕107$34,900
Construction Management✕36-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 27 completers-
History✕27$29,200
Total2,735
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 3 completers-
Folklore Studies✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 4 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 6 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (6 completers) 203 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕26-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔8-
Special Education and Teaching✔38$39,900
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔8-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕13-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕0$40,000
Elementary Education and Teaching✕28-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕0-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕45-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔17-
Music Teacher Education✕7-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✔5-
Reading Teacher Education✔8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Family and Community Services✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 11 completers-
English Language and Literature✕4-
Creative Writing✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Library Science ✔ (1 completers) 30 completers$42,400
Library and Information Science✔30$42,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 15 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✔15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 11 completers-
Mathematics✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✔ (1 completers) 33 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✔33$41,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 5 completers-
Chemistry✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 44 completers$36,800
Psychology✕19$36,800
Counseling Psychology✕15-
School Psychology✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (1 completers) 3 completers-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy✔3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 61 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy✕0-
Public Administration✕7-
Social Work✔54$36,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Criminology✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔4-
Geography✕0-
Sociology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (3 completers) 107 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕65-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔8-
Public Health✔15-
Environmental Health✔6-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕13$85,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (2 completers) 146 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔64$55,000
Organizational Leadership✔74-
Accounting✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✔ 10 completers-
History✔10-
Total715
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 1 completers-
School Psychology✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 38 completers-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕27-
Nursing Practice✕11-
Total39
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ 0 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔0-
Total0
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Women's Studies✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✔ (3 completers) 9 completers-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✔1-
Organizational Communication✔3-
Health Communication✔5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 0 completers-
Information Science/Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (8 completers) 27 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✔4-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✕3-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✔1-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✔0-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)✔3-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✔4-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔1-
Mathematics Teacher Education✔11-
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other)✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Quality Control Technology/Technician✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✔ (2 completers) 8 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✔2-
Epidemiology✔6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 12 completers-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis✕0-
Data Analytics, General✔12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✔ (2 completers) 14 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✔7-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✔7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Applied Behavior Analysis✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (2 completers) 9 completers-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✔5-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Public Administration✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 2 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (3 completers) 22 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✔5-
Environmental Health✔8-
Public Health Education and Promotion✔7-
Health Services Administration✕0-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 13 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔0-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔4-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✔5-
Organizational Leadership✔4-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✔0-
Total117
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 0 completers-
Learning Sciences✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ 15 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕1-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔14-
Total15