Western Governors University (WGU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Salt Lake City, UT.

It offers 37 graduate programs - 29 Master's, 6 Post-bachelor's, 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,856.

A total of 49,193 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 185,015 students at WGU. WGU offers online graduate programs and 49,193 out of 49,193 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find WGU's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

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.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWestern Governors University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT
Graduate School Students44,128 students
49,193 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$8,856
Student to Faculty42:1 (2.38%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 37 Graduate Programs
29 Master's, 8 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Western Governors University

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.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
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

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Western Governors University offers Masters, 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.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total22,141-606
Men6,705-5-
Women15,436-556

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.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology522ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration584ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1,149ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction3,728ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology1,810ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Learning Sciences156ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching184ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education265ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education813ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education254ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Social Science Teacher Education1ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Biology Teacher Education67ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry Teacher Education45ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics Teacher Education25ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Earth Science Teacher Education25ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor364ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1,796ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE
Nursing AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing65ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)461ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management2,963ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership1,403ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting372ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Resources Management672ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Marketing21ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

WGU graduate schools have a total of 44,128 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 12,577 male and 31,551 female postgrad students.

All 44,128 graduate students are enrolled as full-time statusIt offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 49,193 students enrolled through online exclusively.

By race/ethnicity 27,432 White, 4,793 Black, and 1,943 Asian students are attending at Western Governors University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

120 grad students are younger than 22 and 18,576 students are older than 65. It has 12,226 students aged between 22 and 30 and 18,258 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total44,128
Men12,577
Women31,551
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total44,128
Full-time Students44,128
Part-time Students-
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total44,128
American Indian /
Native American
484
Asian1,943
Black4,793
Hispanic4,519
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
198
White27,432
Two or more races1,172
Un-Known3,569
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total44,128
21 & Under120
22-242,618
25-299,608
30-349,385
35-398,873
40 & Over18,576

Online Population

At Western Governors University graduate schools, 49,193 students enrolled online exclusively and - students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment49,193
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses49,193
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses-
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses-
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses49,193
Utah Resident2,882
Other State In U.S.46,311
Outside of U.S.0