WCU Graduate School

Western Carolina University enrolls approximately 2,000 graduate students and offers more than 50 master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs at our main campus in Cullowhee, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and via distance and online courses.

We currently employ over 300 graduate faculty, including award-winning writers, educators, business leaders, scientists, and musicians. Our community is one of diverse thought and experience, and is available to you as a graduate student.

Graduate study at WCU is characterized by smaller classes, personal interaction with professors and classmates, and a pleasant atmosphere, both inside and outside the classroom.