Western Governors University is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It offers 11 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, WGU have 7 bachelor's degree programs, and 7 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of WGU is $8,658. For graduate programs, the WGU's graduate tuition & fees is $9,320.
Last year, total 12,839 students have completed their health profession studies. 7,407 students earned the bachelor's degrees.
The 2025 tuition & fees of WGU is $8,658 for undergraduate program. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,658.
the graduation rate at WGU is 46%. The students to faculty ratio is 42 to 1 and the retention rate is 65%.
You can find the detailed information about Western Governors University at cost of attendance and admission pages.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $8,658 |
| Graduate | $9,320 |
| Health Profession Programs | 11 programs 14 online programs |
| Total Programs | 75 programs 75 online programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 42 to 1 |
| Student Population | 210,208 Students |
| Number of Faculties | 4,501 Faculties |
| Number of Staffs | 8,420 Staffs |
Western Governors University offers 11 health profession programs through bachelor's programs and graduate programs.
A total of 12,839 students have completed the health profession programs including 7,407 bachelor's degree earners.
The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at WGU with number of completers and online availability.
| Degrees | Number of Programs | Online Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 7 | 7 | 7,407 |
| Master | 7 | 7 | 5,402 |
| Post-Master Certificate | 4 | 4 | 30 |
The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.
"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Associate's | Certifications | Post graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 1,014Online | 2,163Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 406Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 120Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Public Health | 15Online | 95Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 346Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Nursing Education | NOT OFFERED | 1,054Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 5Online |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 4,940Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Nursing Administration | 410Online | 1,429Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 9Online |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | 191Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 14Online |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | 38Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 2Online |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | NOT OFFERED | 432Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |