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19 Master's degree programs of Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University offers 28 master’s degree programs, Education Specialist and a Doctor of Education through the Asheville Graduate Center on the UNC Asheville campus. The majority of the programs focus on the areas of business, counseling, education, health sciences, nursing, public affairs and technology. Western enrolls several hundred students in classes through the Asheville Graduate Center. You will find that many of the classes are small, creating opportunities for collaborative learning and individualized instruction.
Master’s Degree Programs are as follows:
Education Specialist
Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education
Educational Leadership
These programs of instruction, intended primarily for the adult professional student, are taught in late afternoons, evenings and weekends.
Western Carolina University utilizes the educational facilities and resources of UNC Asheville and maintains an office in Karpen Hall adjacent to that of the Asheville Graduate Center. Almost all WCU courses are taught by regular faculty members who travel from Cullowhee. Advising for most programs is available, by appointment, through the WCU Programs in Asheville office.
The Nursing Department is located in the Haynes Center on the Enka campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, about 20 minutes west of downtown Asheville.
Western Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist and doctoral degrees.
Link to WCU Graduate Programs in Asheville
WCU Programs in Asheville
120 Karpen Hall, CPO #2160
UNC Asheville, One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804-8509
telephone 828.251.6642
828.227.7423 (Cullowhee)
fax 828.232.2277
email: miller@email.wcu.edu