Western New England University Business Programs

Western New England University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Western New England has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Other Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#62	Highest Paid General Business/Commerce Graduates	College Factual
#62	Highest Paid General Business/Commerce Graduates	College Factual
#76	Highest Paid Finance Graduates	College Factual
#80	Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates	College Factual
#186	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Western New England University?

Contact details for Western New England are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1215 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA 01119-2684
Phone:	413-782-3111
Website:	www1.wne.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Western-New-England-University/140256326045148
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/wneuniversity

How Do I Get Into Western New England?

You can apply to Western New England online at: https://connect.wne.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Western New England

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Western New England?

Since Western New England has an acceptance rate of 89%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Can I Afford Western New England University?

The overall average net price of Western New England is $37,902. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Western New England, approximately 87% of students took out student loans averaging $11,784 a year. That adds up to $47,136 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western New England is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Western New England University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,552 undergraduate students at Western New England, with 2,486 being full-time and 66 being part-time.

There are also 1,121 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,486 full-time undergraduates at Western New England, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western New England University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	77
Black or African American	116
Hispanic or Latino	235
White	1,877
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	139

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Western New England University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Western New England. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Western New England University

In 2019-2020, 2,107 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Western New England has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Western New England

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Western New England University was $39,216 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Western New England is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations	#7	#7
Public Relations & Advertising	#30	#30

Online Growth Rankings of Western New England

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western New England University was 26.2%. This is the #819 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Western New England regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Western New England ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Western New England.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations	#6
Public Relations & Advertising	#40
Interior Design Management	#70
Organizational Leadership	#128
Accounting	#157
Accounting	#277

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Western New England University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Management Information Systems	123	1	0	0	124
General Business Administration and Management	0	11	0	52	63
Accounting	0	36	0	16	52
Finance	0	27	0	0	27
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	21	0	0	21
Interior Design Management	18	0	1	0	19
Information Resources Management	0	18	0	0	18
General Business/Commerce	0	17	0	0	17
Other Marketing	0	16	0	0	16
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	8	8
Actuarial Science	0	6	0	0	6
Public Relations	0	5	0	1	6
General Economics	0	3	0	0	3
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Health Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Economics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	141	162	1	77	381

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bpayne4001 under License

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