Academic Programs
Certificates and degree programs offered at Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
125
Total Programs
3458
Annual Graduates
24
Program Categories
Business, Management & Marketing
21 programs • 769 graduates (22.2%)
Business Administration and Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0201
225
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 100 Female: 125
Award Year: 2023
Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1401
65
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 29 Female: 36
Award Year: 2023
Finance, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0801
57
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 45 Female: 12
Award Year: 2023
Marketing, Other.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1499
55
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 29 Female: 26
Award Year: 2023
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
MASTER CIP: 52.1001
49
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 41
Award Year: 2023
Accounting.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0301
40
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 17 Female: 23
Award Year: 2023
Management Information Systems, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1201
36
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 30 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0299
35
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 20 Female: 15
Award Year: 2023
Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0901
29
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 22
Award Year: 2023
Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1401
29
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 18 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Business Administration and Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0201
28
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 13 Female: 15
Award Year: 2023
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other.
MASTER CIP: 52.0299
28
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 18 Female: 10
Award Year: 2023
Finance, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0801
28
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 13 Female: 15
Award Year: 2023
Business Administration and Management, General.
MASTER CIP: 52.0201
24
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 13
Award Year: 2023
Marketing, Other.
MASTER CIP: 52.1499
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0701
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Accounting.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0301
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0901
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Marketing, Other.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1499
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Management Information Systems, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1201
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
17 programs • 694 graduates (20.1%)
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.3801
238
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 34 Female: 204
Award Year: 2023
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0000
141
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 32 Female: 109
Award Year: 2023
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0904
59
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 36 Female: 23
Award Year: 2023
Physical Therapy/Therapist.
PROFESSIONAL CIP: 51.2308
46
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 18 Female: 28
Award Year: 2023
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
MASTER CIP: 51.3801
38
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 34
Award Year: 2023
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0201
37
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 35
Award Year: 2023
Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
MASTER CIP: 51.0701
31
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 21
Award Year: 2023
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.
MASTER CIP: 51.0201
27
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 27
Award Year: 2023
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.2309
25
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 22
Award Year: 2023
Nursing Practice.
PROFESSIONAL CIP: 51.3818
19
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Dietetics/Dietitian.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.3101
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 10
Award Year: 2023
Environmental Health.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.2202
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Athletic Training/Trainer.
MASTER CIP: 51.0913
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0201
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0904
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Environmental Health.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.2202
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.3801
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Education
19 programs • 383 graduates (11.1%)
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1209
67
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 67
Award Year: 2023
Elementary Education and Teaching.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1202
58
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 57
Award Year: 2023
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1203
44
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 39
Award Year: 2023
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services.
MASTER CIP: 13.1102
30
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 16
Award Year: 2023
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other.
MASTER CIP: 13.1299
29
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 26
Award Year: 2023
Education, General.
MASTER CIP: 13.0101
27
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 27
Award Year: 2023
Special Education and Teaching, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1001
19
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 19
Award Year: 2023
Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
MASTER CIP: 13.0401
18
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Music Teacher Education.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1312
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
DOCTORAL CIP: 13.0401
14
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 13.0401
12
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 10
Award Year: 2023
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1314
12
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
MASTER CIP: 13.1101
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Art Teacher Education.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1302
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
English/Language Arts Teacher Education.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1305
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Social Studies Teacher Education.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1318
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1316
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Mathematics Teacher Education.
BACHELOR CIP: 13.1311
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision.
MASTER CIP: 13.0404
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Public Administration & Social Services
5 programs • 261 graduates (7.5%)
Public Administration.
BACHELOR CIP: 44.0401
107
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 65 Female: 42
Award Year: 2023
Social Work.
MASTER CIP: 44.0701
69
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 59
Award Year: 2023
Social Work.
BACHELOR CIP: 44.0701
50
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 43
Award Year: 2023
Public Administration.
MASTER CIP: 44.0401
22
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 14
Award Year: 2023
Public Administration.
BACHELOR CIP: 44.0401
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Psychology
4 programs • 162 graduates (4.7%)
Psychology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 42.0101
136
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 29 Female: 107
Award Year: 2023
Psychology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 42.0101
12
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Psychology, General.
MASTER CIP: 42.0101
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
School Psychology.
MASTER CIP: 42.2805
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Security & Protective Services
2 programs • 156 graduates (4.5%)
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.
BACHELOR CIP: 43.0104
143
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 66 Female: 77
Award Year: 2023
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.
BACHELOR CIP: 43.0104
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Engineering Technologies
5 programs • 139 graduates (4.0%)
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 15.1001
48
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 47 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 15.0000
44
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 39 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician.
MASTER CIP: 15.1001
25
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 19 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 15.0303
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.
MASTER CIP: 15.0000
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Visual & Performing Arts
9 programs • 133 graduates (3.8%)
Fine/Studio Arts, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0702
37
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 27
Award Year: 2023
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0501
30
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 20
Award Year: 2023
Music Performance, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0903
29
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 21 Female: 8
Award Year: 2023
Interior Design.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0408
23
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 21
Award Year: 2023
Music, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0901
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Art/Art Studies, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0701
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Music, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0901
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Music Technology.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0913
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.1001
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
5 programs • 115 graduates (3.3%)
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.
BACHELOR CIP: 31.0504
36
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 30 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 31.0301
31
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 22 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.
MASTER CIP: 31.0504
29
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 16 Female: 13
Award Year: 2023
Outdoor Education.
MASTER CIP: 31.0601
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 12
Award Year: 2023
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.
BACHELOR CIP: 31.0504
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
3 programs • 92 graduates (2.7%)
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 26.0101
78
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 28 Female: 50
Award Year: 2023
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
MASTER CIP: 26.0101
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 26.0101
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Social Sciences
6 programs • 92 graduates (2.7%)
Anthropology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.0201
39
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 28
Award Year: 2023
Political Science and Government, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.1001
22
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 12 Female: 10
Award Year: 2023
Sociology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.1101
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 8
Award Year: 2023
Sociology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.1101
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Political Science and Government, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.1001
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Anthropology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.0201
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Communication & Journalism
2 programs • 76 graduates (2.2%)
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
BACHELOR CIP: 09.0101
58
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 28 Female: 30
Award Year: 2023
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other.
BACHELOR CIP: 09.0799
18
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 8
Award Year: 2023
Engineering
2 programs • 62 graduates (1.8%)
Engineering, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 14.0101
45
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 36 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
BACHELOR CIP: 14.1001
17
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 17 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Physical Sciences
6 programs • 62 graduates (1.8%)
Forensic Chemistry.
BACHELOR CIP: 40.0510
29
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 25
Award Year: 2023
Chemistry, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 40.0501
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Geology/Earth Science, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 40.0601
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Forensic Chemistry.
BACHELOR CIP: 40.0510
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Chemistry, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 40.0501
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Chemistry, General.
MASTER CIP: 40.0501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
English Language & Literature
2 programs • 59 graduates (1.7%)
English Language and Literature, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 23.0101
46
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 32
Award Year: 2023
English Language and Literature, General.
MASTER CIP: 23.0101
13
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
History
4 programs • 55 graduates (1.6%)
History, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 54.0101
44
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 28 Female: 16
Award Year: 2023
History, General.
MASTER CIP: 54.0101
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
History, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 54.0101
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
History, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 54.0101
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Natural Resources & Conservation
2 programs • 52 graduates (1.5%)
Environmental Science.
BACHELOR CIP: 03.0104
29
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 15
Award Year: 2023
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 03.0201
23
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 16 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Mathematics & Statistics
2 programs • 25 graduates (0.7%)
Mathematics, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 27.0101
20
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Mathematics, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 27.0101
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Computer & Information Sciences
1 program • 22 graduates (0.6%)
Computer Science.
BACHELOR CIP: 11.0701
22
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 17 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
2 programs • 15 graduates (0.4%)
Spanish Language and Literature.
BACHELOR CIP: 16.0905
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Spanish Language and Literature.
BACHELOR CIP: 16.0905
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
2 programs • 15 graduates (0.4%)
International/Globalization Studies.
BACHELOR CIP: 30.2001
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 10
Award Year: 2023
International/Globalization Studies.
BACHELOR CIP: 30.2001
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Philosophy & Religious Studies
1 program • 12 graduates (0.3%)
Philosophy.
BACHELOR CIP: 38.0101
12
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Liberal Arts & Humanities
2 programs • 6 graduates (0.2%)
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
BACHELOR CIP: 24.0101
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
BACHELOR CIP: 24.0101
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Area & Cultural Studies
1 program • 1 graduates (0.0%)
American Indian/Native American Studies.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 05.0202
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
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