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Western Governors University Graduate Programs

Western Governors University is a Private, 4-years school located in Salt Lake City, UT. WGU is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. WGU offers total 37 graduate programs through Master's, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $8,856
  • Graduate Students: 44,128
  • Graduate Programs: 37
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Western Governors University (referred to as WGU) is a Private, 4-years school located in Salt Lake City, UT. WGU is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. WGU offers total 37 graduate programs through Master's, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Western Governors University is $8,856 when a student attends full-time status. Total 44,128 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 156,935 with undergraduate students.
WGU 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees$8,856
Costs per Credit$0
Graduate Students44,128
Graduate Programs37 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Western Governors University

Western Governors University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (2/13/2003 - Current).

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Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Western Governors University graduate schools offers 37 major programs and 37 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 19,678 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at WGU. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at WGU with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 4 programs (4 online)2,091
Information Technology1 program (1 online)486
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration1 program (1 online)598
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications1 program (1 online)0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 program (1 online)1,007
Education [+] 15 programs (15 online)7,722
Curriculum and Instruction1 program (1 online)2,461
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program (1 online)468
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program (1 online)1,962
Learning Sciences1 program (1 online)61
Special Education and Teaching1 program (1 online)139
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program (1 online)1,010
English/Language Arts Teacher Education1 program (1 online)202
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program (1 online)701
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education1 program (1 online)172
Social Science Teacher Education1 program (1 online)0
Biology Teacher Education1 program (1 online)74
Chemistry Teacher Education1 program (1 online)32
Physics Teacher Education1 program (1 online)35
Earth Science Teacher Education1 program (1 online)24
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program (1 online)381
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 programs (5 online)4,892
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program (1 online)1,774
Nursing Education1 program (1 online)1,211
Nursing Administration1 program (1 online)1,505
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)4
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)1 program (1 online)398
Business [+] 5 programs (5 online)4,910
Business Administration and Management1 program (1 online)2,623
Organizational Leadership1 program (1 online)1,368
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)1 program (1 online)0
Accounting1 program (1 online)320
Information Resources Management1 program (1 online)599
Total29 programs (29 online)19,615
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Education [+] 6 programs (6 online)63
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program (1 online)9
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program (1 online)14
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program (1 online)0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education1 program (1 online)1
Social Science Teacher Education1 program (1 online)0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program (1 online)39
Total6 programs (6 online)63
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs (2 online)0
Nursing Education1 program (1 online)0
Nursing Administration1 program (1 online)0
Total2 programs (2 online)0

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of WGU graduate programs is $8,856. The average living costs is - when a student lives off campus.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at WGU
Amounts
Tuition$7,765
Fees$679
Costs per Credit Hour$0
Living off-campus$7,000

Graduate Student Population

At WGU graduate schools, there are total 44,128 graduate students. All students have enrolled online exclusively since the schools is a completely online school. By gender, there are 12,577 men and 31,551 women students at WGU graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at WGU.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Western Governors University
TotalMaleFemale
Total44,12812,57731,551
American Indian/Native American484136348
Asian1,9437281,215
Black/African American4,7931,3733,420
Hispanic4,5191,4893,030
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19854144
White27,4327,34820,084
Two More1,172365807
Un-Known3,5691,0732,496
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at WGU
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students44,12844,12800

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Western Governors University (WGU) is a Private, 4-years school located in Salt Lake City, UT. Western Governors University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.The 2023 tuition & fees is $8,300. The school has a total enrollment of 156,935 and student to faculty ratio is 42 to 1 (2.38%).
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