For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,856. It offers thirty-seven (37) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Western Governors University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Graduate School Students | 42,164 students 44,128 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $8,856 |
| Student to Faculty | 42:1 (2.38%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 37 Graduate Programs 29 Master's, 8 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western Governors University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $8,856 for prospective students.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,302 | |
| Fees | $554 | |
| Books & Supplies | $200 | |
| Room & Board | $8,100 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $1,000 (Off-Campus) | |
| Off-Campus Total | $18,156 | |
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $7,790 | $7,790 | $7,790 | $8,444 | $8,856 |
Western Governors University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 37 major areas - 29 Master's (29 online programs), 6 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (2 online programs).
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 22,141 | - | 60 | 6 |
| Men | 6,705 | - | 5 | - |
| Women | 15,436 | - | 55 | 6 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 522ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | 584ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 1,149ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | 3,728ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 560ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 1,810ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Learning Sciences | 156ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Special Education and Teaching | 184ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 1,308ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 265ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 813ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 254ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Biology Teacher Education | 67ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 45ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Physics Teacher Education | 25ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Earth Science Teacher Education | 25ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 364ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 57ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 1,796ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nursing Education | 1,105ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE |
| Nursing Administration | 1,423ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 65ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | 461ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 2,963ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Leadership | 1,403ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 372ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Information Resources Management | 672ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Digital Marketing | 21ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
All 42,164 graduate students are enrolled as full-time statusIt offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 44,128 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 25,694 White, 4,273 Black, and 1,854 Asian students are attending at Western Governors University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
80 grad students are younger than 22 and 17,102 students are older than 65. It has 10,499 students aged between 22 and 30 and 16,439 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 42,164 |
|---|---|
| Men | 12,309 |
| Women | 29,855 |
| Total | 42,164 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 42,164 |
| Part-time Students | - |
| Total | 42,164 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 530 |
| Asian | 1,854 |
| Black | 4,273 |
| Hispanic | 3,837 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 245 |
| White | 25,694 |
| Two or more races | 907 |
| Un-Known | 4,801 |
| Total | 42,164 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 80 |
| 22-24 | 2,086 |
| 25-29 | 8,413 |
| 30-34 | 8,522 |
| 35-39 | 7,917 |
| 40 & Over | 17,102 |
At Western Governors University graduate schools, 44,128 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 44,128 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 44,128 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 0 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 44,128 |
|---|---|
| Utah Resident | 2,855 |
| Other State In U.S. | 41,273 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |