Department of English Potter College of Arts and Letters Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
location
Public
type
Suburban
setting
69%
31%
student ratio
36
total students
Tuition Cost
Not Reported
average amount to complete degree
Degrees & Awards
- Degrees Offered
- Major Degree Levels Offered
-
Literature
Master of Arts (MA) [American literature]
Master of Arts (MA) [British literature]
Master of Arts (MA) [literary theory]
Master of Arts (MA) [women writers]
Master of Arts (MA) [world literature] - Education Master of Arts (MA) [English Education ]
- Writing Master of Arts (MA) [Writing ]
- Teaching English As A Second Language Master of Arts (MA) [English as a Second Language ]
- English Master of Arts in Education (MA Ed) [English Education ]
- Degrees Awarded
- Master's Degrees 17
- Doctoral Degrees Not reported
- First Professional Degrees Not reported
- Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
- * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
- Earning Your Degree
- Part-time study available? Yes
- Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
- Distance learning programs available? No
- Terminal master's degree available? Not reported
- Degree Requirements
- Master's Degrees Comp Exam Required, Thesis optional and final exam
- Doctoral Degrees Not reported
- First Professional Degrees Not reported
- Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
Admissions
61% of applicants are admitted.
- Acceptance Rate
- Applied 13
- Accepted 8
- Acceptance Rate 61
- Enrolled 4
- Applying
- Application Fee - Domestic $35
- Application Fee - International $35
- Electronic applications accepted? No
- Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
- Application Deadlines
- Type Domestic International Priority Date
- Fall deadline July 1st April 1st Yes
- Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
- Spring deadline November 1st September 1st Not Reported
- Entrance Requirements
Tuition & Fees
- Tuition & Fees *
- Tuition & FeesNot Reported
- *Average dollar amount (tuition & fees) required to complete the degree
- Financial Support
- Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
- Application deadlines for financial awardsApril 1
- Types of financial support availableResearch Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, Tuition Waivers, Federal Work-Study, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, service awards
Student Body
- Gender
- Total Graduate Students36
- Female Percentage69%
- Male Percentage31%
- Participation
- Total Graduate Students36
- Part-time Percentage56%
- Full-time Percentage44%
- Race/Ethnicity
- Hispanic / Latino3%
- Black / African American8%
- White / Caucasian86%
- American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
- Asian0%
- Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
- Two or more races3%
- Unknown or International Student0%
Faculty
- Faculty Breakdown
- Total Faculty17
- Full-time Percentage94%
- Part-time Percentage6%
- Female Percentage65%
- Male Percentage35%
Research
- Existing Research
- Focus of faculty researchImproving writing, linking teacher knowledge and performance, Victorian women writers, Kentucky women writers, Kentucky poets
- Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$2,800
Location & Contact
Department of English
Potter College of Arts and Letters
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Boulevard
Bowling Green, KY 42101
United States
Dr. Karen Schneider
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