Graduate School Tuition at Western Governors University

Western Governors University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Salt Lake City, UT. It offers 37 graduate programs - 29 Master's, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $8,856 for all graduate students. 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.
The Master's Network and System Administration/Administrator program has the highest salary ($95,400) after graduation and the Master's Management Information Systems program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $88,200 average salary.
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Graduate Program Overview

Western Governors University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
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-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT
Graduate School Students42,164 students
44,128 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$8,856
Student to Faculty42:1 (2.38%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 37 Graduate Programs
29 Master's, 8 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart 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 all 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
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$7,790$7,790$7,790$8,444$8,856

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

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'(6 online programs), 2 Post-Master'(2 online programs).
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total19,615-63-
Men5,966-6-
Women13,649-57-
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.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $59,200 - -
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mathematics Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Science Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorONLINE NOT OFFERED 39ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,500 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology486ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration598ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1,007ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction2,461ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $50,400 - -
Educational Leadership and Administration468ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $59,200 - -
Educational/Instructional Technology1,962ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $52,500 - -
Learning Sciences61ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching139ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $47,300 - -
Elementary Education and Teaching1,010ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
English/Language Arts Teacher Education202ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mathematics Teacher Education701ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education172ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Science Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biology Teacher Education74ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemistry Teacher Education32ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics Teacher Education35ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Earth Science Teacher Education24ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor381ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,500 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1,774ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing Education1,211ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing Administration1,505ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)398ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management2,623ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $68,300 - -
Organizational Leadership1,368ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Accounting320ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $53,500 - -
Information Resources Management599ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 150,116 students enrolled in Western Governors University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 42,164 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 12,309 male and 29,855 female graduate students. All 42,164 graduate students are enrolled as full-time status
It offers online degree programs and 44,128 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total42,16442,164 -
Men Students12,30912,309 -
Women Students29,85529,855 -
By race/ethnicity 25,694 White, 4,273 Black, and 1,854 Asian students are attending at Western Governors University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total42,164 12,30929,855
American Indian or Native American530 155375
Asian716 1,1384,273
Black4,273 1,2623,011
Hispanic3,837 1,2562,581
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders245 77168
White25,694 7,23618,458
Tow or More Races907 293614
Race Unknown4,801 1,3013,500
80 students are younger than 22 and 17,102 students are older than 65. The school has 10,499 students aged between 22 and 30 and 16,439 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total42,164
21 & Under80
22-242,086
25-298,413
30-348,522
35-397,917
40 & Over17,102
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At WGU, 44,128 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment44,128
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses44,128
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses44,128
Utah Resident2,855
Other State In U.S.41,273
Outside of U.S.0

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