Degree Programs Overview

Western Governors University offers 70 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 70 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 46,180 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at WGU. 23,973 students completed bachelor's programs and 22,141 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at WGU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's303023,9738,19515,778
Master's292922,1416,70515,436
Post-Graduate Certificate8866561

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Western Governors University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer and Information Sciences, General program has the highest salary ($80,509) after graduation and the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $78,577 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer and Information Sciences, General $80,509$6,709$16,625$176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $78,577$6,548$9,470$100
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations $72,823$6,069$20,671$219
Medical Illustration and Informatics $68,593$5,716$20,346$216
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs $68,172$5,681--
Business Administration, Management and Operations $62,245$5,187$14,816$157
Accounting and Related Services $53,290$4,441$15,915$169
Marketing $50,243$4,187$12,929$137
Special Education and Teaching $40,689$3,391$17,937$190
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $40,090$3,341$16,991$180
Education, General $36,955$3,080$15,546$165
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $32,722$2,727--
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management $111,928$9,327$11,526$131
Management Information Systems and Services $97,288$8,107$12,696$144
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $90,365$7,530$13,665$155
Business Administration, Management and Operations $74,384$6,199$13,165$150
Educational Administration and Supervision $65,441$5,453$12,772$145
Accounting and Related Services $60,677$5,056$12,750$145
Educational/Instructional Media Design $57,418$4,785$7,989$91
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language $56,513$4,709$7,860$89
Curriculum and Instruction $55,191$4,599$9,341$106
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $53,657$4,471$10,414$118
Special Education and Teaching $51,906$4,326$10,318$117
Education, General $46,944$3,912$12,532$143

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Western Governors University.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 7,718 and the Curriculum and Instruction Master program has the second most completers of 3,728 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 710ONLINE522ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 661ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 0 840ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 200ONLINE584ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 275ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 487ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,514ONLINE1,149ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3,728ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED560ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,810ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2,015ONLINE156ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 667ONLINE184ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,496ONLINE1,308ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED265ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 124ONLINE813ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18ONLINE254ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Social Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 105ONLINE67ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE45ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE25ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE25ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED364ONLINE NOT OFFERED 57ONLINE
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 781ONLINE1,796ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 335ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,105ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7,718ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68ONLINE1,423ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED65ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED461ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 781ONLINE1,796ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 335ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,105ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7,718ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68ONLINE1,423ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED65ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED461ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2,505ONLINE2,963ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,403ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,301ONLINE372ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 828ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 645ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED672ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 528ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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