This is your time—a time to explore, to discover, and to imagine the unlimited possibilities that lie before you when you choose to earn your degree at Western New England University. This catalog provides a roadmap for that journey.
We prepare students to adapt and succeed in a dynamic future by honoring the best in traditional education while being responsive to and invigorated by the challenges of the future.
All of that is possible because of our varied academic offerings. With Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and a School of Law, you can customize your WNE academic experience. Majors, minors, concentrations, and cross-disciplinary learning enable you to pursue your passions and your greatest ambitions and help you realize your unique value proposition. Every step along the way, we will be here for you with community-wide support from your professors, University staff, and your peers.
With a professionally-focused education, enhanced by the liberal arts and humanities, you will hone the skill sets and mindsets prized by today’s employers—divergent thinking, social and emotional intelligence, empathy, and a sense of humanity. You will develop an entrepreneurial outlook as an innovator and problem-solver while creating value in all you do, no matter your major. You will apply what you learn through hands-on experiential learning—internships, field work, research, travel, and in service to others.
Above all, you will graduate work-ready and world-ready. WNE is ranked among National Universities by U.S. News & World Report in its “Best National Universities 2022” and among the Top Undergraduate Engineering programs. We have also been ranked 4th in Top Performers on Social Mobility among National Universities in Massachusetts, and among the 2022 Best Online Programs.
Your education here will not only equip you for your first job, but also prepare you to navigate a career path spanning jobs both known and those that do not yet exist, all while continuously creating value.
At WNE, we are ready for the future. Let us take you there.
Robert E. Johnson, PhD