WGU Graduate Programs

Western Governors University Graduate School Overview

Western Governors University (referred to as 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.It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (2/13/2003 - Current).

WGU Directory Information
School Name	Western Governors University (WGU)
Address	4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone	801-274-3280
Web	https://www.wgu.edu
Online Application	https://wwwforms.wgu.edu/wgu/app/app_step0
Financial Info	https://www.wgu.edu/tuition_financial_aid/financial_aid_application.asp

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Western Governors University is $7,790 in average. The school has 32,516 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 121,437 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 35 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's. Among them, 35 programs are available online classes.

WGU Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,790
Student Population	32,516
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's
Number of Programs	35 graduate programs (35 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	41 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Western Governors University is $7,790 in average for academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is -$1. Western Governors University offers the alternative tuition plans.

WGU 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$7,500
Required Fees	$290
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	-$1

Western Governors University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at WGU
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	35 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Western Governors University is $7,790. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$6,500	$290
2018-2019	$7,500	$290
2019-2020	$7,500	$290
2020-2021	$7,500	$290
2021-2022	$7,500	$290

The graduate school tuition & fees of WGU is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Utah. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,187 and the Utah graduate tuition is $21,595 (public) / $11,359 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Western Governors University	$7,790
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
Utah Graduate Schools	$8,191	$16,178
Public	$8,191	$21,595
Private	$11,359

For academic year 2021-2022, the off-campus living costs are $7,000. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Costs
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$6,000	$1,000
2018-2019	$6,000	$1,000
2019-2020	$6,000	$1,000
2020-2021	$6,000	$1,000
2021-2022	$6,000	$1,000

Graduate Programs at WGU

Western Governors University offers 35 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 11,082 students have completed their study at Western Governors University.

Offered Degrees at Western Governors University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	29	29	10,894
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	6	188
Total	35	35	11,082

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Western Governors University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 58 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Nursing Administration program with 2,845 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Western Governors University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	58	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	43	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	30	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	29	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	15	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western Governors University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Administration	✔	2,845	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1,467	$68,300
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	987	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	901	$50,400
Organizational Leadership	✔	755	-

Western Governors University offers 35 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 11,082 students have completed their graduate studies.

10,894 students have earned/completed Master's program.
188 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	569 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	120	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	44	-
Network and System Administration/Administrator	✔	0	$95,400
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	405	-
Education [+]	✔ (32 completers)	3,523 completers	$42,900
Education	✔	0	$42,900
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	901	$50,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	346	$59,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	639	$52,500
Learning Sciences	✔	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	277	$47,300
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	234	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✔	52	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	438	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	160	-
Social Science Teacher Education	✔	63	-
Biology Teacher Education	✔	59	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✔	25	-
Physics Teacher Education	✔	35	-
Earth Science Teacher Education	✔	18	-
Environmental Education	✔	66	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	195	$51,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (8 completers)	3,001 completers	-
Chiropractic	✔	0	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	99	-
Medical Informatics	✔	0	-
Nursing Administration	✔	2,845	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	57	-
Business [+]	✔	3,801 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1,467	$68,300
Organizational Leadership	✔	755	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	987	-
Accounting	✔	216	$53,500
Information Resources Management	✔	376	-
	Total	10,894

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	188 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	58	$67,500
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	43	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	15	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	29	-
Social Science Teacher Education	✔	13	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	30	-
	Total	188

Graduate Student Population at WGU

For academic year 2021-2022, total 42,947 students enrolled into Western Governors University graduate schools where it has total 121,437 students including undergraduate students. All students are enrolled in full-time status. By gender, 12,412 male and 30,535 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	42,947	12,412	30,535
Full-time	42,947	12,412	30,535

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 25,742 White (59.94%), 4,250 Black/African American (9.90%), 3,530 Hispanic (8.22%), 1,878 Asian (4.37%), and 7,547 students with other races. 37 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	42,947	12,412	30,535
American Indian/Native American	311	90	221
Asian	1,878	734	1,144
Black/African American	4,250	1,190	3,060
Hispanic	3,530	1,162	2,368
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	227	74	153
White	25,742	7,232	18,510
Two More	935	303	632
Un-Known	6,037	1,607	4,430
Non-resident Alien	37	20	17

Western Governors University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Western Governors University is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.

Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students

Total 42,947

Enrolled Online Exclusively 42,947

Enrolled Some Online Courses 0

Not in Online Courses 0

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	42,947
Enrolled Online Exclusively	42,947
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

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