What is the WICHE Western Regional Graduate Program?
According to WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education), “The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) consists of very high quality masters and doctoral degree programs which tend not to be widely available throughout the West.” Admission of the Washington State University Health Policy and Administration Program to WICHE WRGP means that residents of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming are eligible to enroll at Washington resident rates of tuition. To be admitted to WRGP, the WSU HPA Program had to meet criteria of distinctiveness and demonstrated quality. “WRGP is particularly strong in two areas: programs targeted to the emerging social, environmental, and resource development needs of the West, and innovative interdisciplinary programs.
