2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Western Carolina is $4,532 for North Carolina residents and $8,532 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 0.93% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Western Carolina.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Western Carolina University Cost of Attendance page.
Western Carolina University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-StateNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$4,277$8,277$7,414$17,821
2021$4,285$8,285$7,414$17,821
2022$4,367$8,367$7,480$17,887
2023$4,453$8,453$7,566$17,973
2024$4,532$8,532$7,778$18,497

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Western Carolina University is $184 for North Carolina residents and $344 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 0.88% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $441 for North Carolina residents and $1,276 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 2.90% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Western Carolina University.
Western Carolina University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-StateNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$173$320$410$1,168
2021$173$332$410$1,174
2022$177$333$433$1,197
2023$181$341$429$1,240
2024$184$344$441$1,276

Offered Online Programs

Western Carolina University offers 110 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 26 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Western Carolina University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's966
Master's1130
Doctorate (Research)01
Doctorate (Professional)13
Post-BS Certificate37
Post-MS Certificate23
Total26110

Online Student Population

There are 11,635 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Western Carolina. Of that, 2,858 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 3,482 students have joined to some online courses and 5,295 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Western Carolina University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total11,6359,9561,679
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,8582,168690
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,4823,073409
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,2954,715580
Online Student Population by Student Location at Western Carolina University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,8582,168690
North Carolina Residents2,6312,019612
Other State in U.S.16811058
Outside of U.S.422
Unknown553718

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