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 44,128 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 156,935 students at WGU. WGU offers online graduate programs and 44,128 out of 44,128 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 Name | Western Governors University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Graduate School Students | 42,164 students
44,128 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $8,856 |
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| Student to Faculty | 42:1 (2.38%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 37 Graduate Programs
29 Master's, 8 Post graduate certificates |
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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 |
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| Tuition | $8,302 |
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| Fees | $554 |
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| Books & Supplies | $200 |
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| Room & Board | $8,100 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $18,156 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $7,790 | $7,790 | $7,790 | $8,444 | $8,856 |
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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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 22,141 | - | 60 | 6 |
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| Men | 6,705 | - | 5 | - |
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| Women | 15,436 | - | 55 | 6 |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
WGU graduate schools have a total of 42,164 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 12,309 male and 29,855 female postgrad students.
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.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 42,164 |
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| Men | 12,309 |
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| Women | 29,855 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 42,164 |
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| Full-time Students | 42,164 |
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| Part-time Students | - |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 42,164 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 530 |
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| Asian | 1,854 |
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| Black | 4,273 |
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| Hispanic | 3,837 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 245 |
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| White | 25,694 |
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| Two or more races | 907 |
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| Un-Known | 4,801 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 42,164 |
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| 21 & Under | 80 |
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| 22-24 | 2,086 |
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| 25-29 | 8,413 |
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| 30-34 | 8,522 |
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| 35-39 | 7,917 |
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| 40 & Over | 17,102 |
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Online Population
At Western Governors University graduate schools, 44,128 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 44,128 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 44,128 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 0 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 44,128 |
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| Utah Resident | 2,855 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 41,273 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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