Western Governors University is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 70 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 2 Certificate, 1 Associate, 30 Bachelors, 29 Masters, and 8 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $8,300 for undergraduate programs and $8,856 for graduate programs.

Total of 156,935 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 46,096 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Western Governors University is accredited by Distance Education Accrediting Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWestern Governors University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT
Online Students156,935
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$8,300
Graduate Tuition & Fees$8,856
Student to Faculty42:1 (2.38%)
Online Degree Programs
Total70 Programs
Certificate2 Programs
Associates1 Programs
Bachelors30 Programs
Masters29 Programs
Post-Graduate8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Western Governors University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $8,300 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $8,856 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$6,670$6,670$7,452$8,010$8,300
Graduate$7,790$7,790$7,790$8,444$8,856
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Governors University offers 70 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 70 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 1 Associates, 30 Bachelors, 29 Masters, 8 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2130 29NOT OFFERED8
Overall Programs2130 29NOT OFFERED8

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 710522 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 661NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 840NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 200584 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 275NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 487NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,5141,149 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3,728 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED560 NOT OFFERED 1
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,810 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2,015156 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 667184 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,4961,308 NOT OFFERED 1
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED265 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 124813 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18254 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Social Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED 1
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10567 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1045 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 825 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1625 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED364 NOT OFFERED 57
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7811,796 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 335NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,105 NOT OFFERED 3
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7,718NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 681,423 NOT OFFERED 3
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED65 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED461 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2,5052,963 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,403 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,301372 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 828NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 645NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED672 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 528NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since Western Governors University is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 156,935 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment156,935
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses156,935
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 156,935 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 9,429 Utah Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 147,506 students living in the U.S. States other than Utah, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses156,935
Utah Resident9,429
Other State In U.S.147,506
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses156,935
Undergraduate112,807
Graduate44,128
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses112,807
Degree/Certificate Seeking-
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking-

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