Below is a list of academic programs offered at Western Kentucky University sorted by popularity.
Health Professions
Total number of students graduated under this category 768Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Associate
(online)
101 students
Bachelors
185 students
Masters
11 students
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Bachelors
(online)
68 students
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Bachelors
(online)
50 students
Masters
(online)
15 students
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Masters
64 students
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
Associate
2 students
Bachelors
(online)
30 students
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Bachelors
30 students
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Doctorate
29 students
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate
26 students
Nursing Practice
Doctorate
24 students
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
Post-master Certificate
(online)
22 students
Public Health
Masters
(online)
19 students
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
18 students
Environmental Health
Undergraduate Certificate
1 students
Bachelors
5 students
Masters
(online)
6 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
4 students
Public Health Education and Promotion
Undergraduate Certificate
3 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
11 students
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
Bachelors
(online)
13 students
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Bachelors
7 students
Dietetics/Dietitian
Post-bachelorette Certificate
6 students
Medical Informatics
Undergraduate Certificate
5 students
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
Undergraduate Certificate
4 students
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
Post-master Certificate
4 students
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Bachelors
3 students
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
Associate
1 students
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
Undergraduate Certificate
1 students
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
No graduate
Health Services Administration
No graduate
Nursing Education
No graduate
Nursing Administration
No graduate
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing
No graduate
Business
Total number of students graduated under this category 595Organizational Leadership
Undergraduate Certificate
74 students
Bachelors
(online)
2 students
Masters
(online)
123 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
5 students
Management Science
Undergraduate Certificate
106 students
Bachelors
(online)
13 students
Business Administration and Management
Associate
(online)
6 students
Bachelors
(online)
2 students
Masters
(online)
79 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
3 students
Accounting
Bachelors
64 students
Masters
14 students
Construction Management
Bachelors
29 students
Management Information Systems
Bachelors
(online)
23 students
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Undergraduate Certificate
8 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
4 students
Business/Managerial Economics
Bachelors
11 students
Financial Planning and Services
Undergraduate Certificate
8 students
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Bachelors
7 students
Marketing/Marketing Management
Bachelors
5 students
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
4 students
Finance
Bachelors
2 students
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelors
1 students
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Bachelors
1 students
Real Estate
Undergraduate Certificate
1 students
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
No graduate
Education
Total number of students graduated under this category 323Elementary Education and Teaching
Bachelors
97 students
Masters
6 students
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelors
28 students
Masters
13 students
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Bachelors
22 students
Masters
7 students
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
Bachelors
(online)
25 students
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Masters
15 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
1 students
Curriculum and Instruction
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
14 students
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Masters
(online)
7 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
6 students
Educational Leadership and Administration
Doctorate
12 students
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Associate
(online)
1 students
Bachelors
5 students
Masters
6 students
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Bachelors
7 students
Masters
(online)
3 students
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Bachelors
6 students
Masters
3 students
Educational/Instructional Technology
Undergraduate Certificate
2 students
Masters
(online)
5 students
Music Teacher Education
Masters
6 students
Technical Teacher Education
Associate
(online)
6 students
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
Masters
(online)
5 students
Secondary Education and Teaching
Masters
5 students
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
2 students
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
2 students
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
Bachelors
2 students
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
Undergraduate Certificate
1 students
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
Bachelors
1 students
Reading Teacher Education
Masters
(online)
1 students
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
1 students
Education
No graduate
Community College Administration
No graduate
Educational Administration and Supervision
No graduate
Learning Sciences
No graduate
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
No graduate
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
No graduate
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
No graduate
Art Teacher Education
No graduate
Mathematics Teacher Education
No graduate
Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 258Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
Bachelors
22 students
Masters
(online)
72 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
14 students
Exercise Science and Kinesiology
Bachelors
64 students
Sports Studies
Bachelors
58 students
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
28 students
Public Administration and Social Service
Total number of students graduated under this category 196Social Work
Bachelors
(online)
122 students
Masters
(online)
53 students
Public Administration
Masters
7 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
5 students
Community Organization and Advocacy
Masters
(online)
9 students
Liberal Arts
Total number of students graduated under this category 186General Studies
Associate
(online)
44 students
Bachelors
(online)
142 students
Communication and Journalism
Total number of students graduated under this category 150Broadcast Journalism
Bachelors
44 students
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Undergraduate Certificate
31 students
Radio and Television
Bachelors
16 students
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Bachelors
5 students
Masters
7 students
Photojournalism
Bachelors
11 students
Journalism
Bachelors
10 students
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
10 students
Organizational Communication
Bachelors
3 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
5 students
Public Relations/Image Management
Bachelors
5 students
Health Communication
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
2 students
Advertising
Bachelors
1 students
Mass Communication/Media Studies
No graduate
Communication Management and Strategic Communications
No graduate
Engineering
Total number of students graduated under this category 112Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors
50 students
Civil Engineering
Bachelors
35 students
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bachelors
27 students
Social Sciences
Total number of students graduated under this category 90Sociology
Bachelors
(online)
23 students
Masters
2 students
Criminology
Bachelors
13 students
Masters
(online)
7 students
Geographic Information Science and Cartography
Undergraduate Certificate
13 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
1 students
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Bachelors
2 students
Masters
(online)
9 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
1 students
Political Science and Government
Bachelors
9 students
Geography
Bachelors
1 students
Masters
2 students
Social Sciences
Bachelors
2 students
Anthropology
Bachelors
2 students
International Relations and Affairs
Bachelors
2 students
Economics
Bachelors
(online)
1 students
Applied Economics
No graduate
Visual & Performing Arts
Total number of students graduated under this category 86Fine/Studio Arts
Bachelors
37 students
Music Performance
Bachelors
22 students
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelors
11 students
Dance
Bachelors
8 students
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Bachelors
3 students
Game and Interactive Media Design
Undergraduate Certificate
2 students
Graphic Design
Undergraduate Certificate
1 students
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Bachelors
1 students
Music
Bachelors
1 students
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
No graduate
Agriculture
Total number of students graduated under this category 79Agriculture
Bachelors
65 students
Masters
(online)
7 students
Food Technology and Processing
Undergraduate Certificate
4 students
Agricultural Production Operations
Associate
3 students
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
No graduate
Psychology
Total number of students graduated under this category 78Counseling Psychology
Masters
35 students
Psychology
Bachelors
17 students
Masters
15 students
School Psychology
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
6 students
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelors
2 students
Applied Behavior Analysis
No graduate
Computer and Information Science
Total number of students graduated under this category 67Information Technology
Bachelors
(online)
48 students
Computer Science
Bachelors
18 students
Computer and Information Sciences
Masters
1 students
Information Science/Studies
No graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences
Total number of students graduated under this category 64Apparel and Textiles
Bachelors
41 students
Child Care Provider/Assistant
Undergraduate Certificate
19 students
Family and Community Services
Masters
(online)
4 students
Housing and Human Environments
No graduate
Adult Development and Aging
No graduate
Engineering Technologies
Total number of students graduated under this category 45Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
Undergraduate Certificate
4 students
Bachelors
26 students
Industrial Technology/Technician
Bachelors
(online)
7 students
Quality Control Technology/Technician
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
4 students
Engineering/Industrial Management
Masters
(online)
4 students
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
No graduate
Physical Science
Total number of students graduated under this category 43Chemistry
Bachelors
11 students
Masters
7 students
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Undergraduate Certificate
13 students
Meteorology
Bachelors
9 students
Physical Sciences
Bachelors
1 students
Geology/Earth Science
Bachelors
1 students
Physics
Bachelors
1 students
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Total number of students graduated under this category 35Biology/Biological Sciences
Bachelors
2 students
Masters
(online)
12 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
6 students
Biochemistry
Bachelors
10 students
Epidemiology
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
3 students
Molecular Genetics
Bachelors
2 students
Biotechnology
No graduate
Library Science
Total number of students graduated under this category 28Library and Information Science
Masters
(online)
28 students
English Language and Literature
Total number of students graduated under this category 25English Language and Literature/Letters
Bachelors
11 students
English Language and Literature
Bachelors
5 students
Masters
3 students
Creative Writing
Masters
6 students
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Total number of students graduated under this category 20Spanish Language and Literature
Bachelors
8 students
Chinese Language and Literature
Bachelors
7 students
French Language and Literature
Bachelors
2 students
Arabic Language and Literature
Bachelors
2 students
German Language and Literature
Bachelors
1 students
History
Total number of students graduated under this category 19History
Bachelors
15 students
Masters
(online)
4 students
Architecture
Total number of students graduated under this category 18Architectural Technology/Technician
Bachelors
18 students
Ethnic Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 17Asian Studies/Civilization
Bachelors
5 students
Folklore Studies
Masters
4 students
Women's Studies
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
3 students
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Bachelors
3 students
Deaf Studies
Undergraduate Certificate
2 students
Chinese Studies
No graduate
German Studies
No graduate
Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Total number of students graduated under this category 12Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
Undergraduate Certificate
7 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
5 students
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy
No graduate
Mathematics and Statistics
Total number of students graduated under this category 10Mathematics
Bachelors
1 students
Masters
9 students
Statistics
No graduate
Multidisciplinary Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 7Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
Bachelors
4 students
Biological and Physical Sciences
Masters
(online)
2 students
Sustainability Studies
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
1 students
Gerontology
No graduate
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
No graduate
Data Analytics
No graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
No graduate
Legal Profession
Total number of students graduated under this category 4Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Bachelors
4 students
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 3Religion/Religious Studies
Bachelors
3 students
Natural Resources and Conservation
Total number of students graduated under this category 1Environmental Studies
Bachelors
1 students
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
No graduate