Online Degrees and Programs at Western Governors University

Online Program Overview

Western Governors University is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 92 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 4 Certificate, 2 Associate, 36 Bachelors, 40 Masters, and 10 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,658 for undergraduate programs and $9,320 for graduate programs.

Total of 210,208 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 Students210,208
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$8,658
Graduate Tuition & Fees$9,320
Student to Faculty42:1 (2.38%)
Online Degree Programs
Total92 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Associates2 Programs
Bachelors36 Programs
Masters40 Programs
Post-Graduate10 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $8,658 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $9,320 for all students.

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

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$6,670$7,452$8,010$8,300$8,658
Graduate$7,790$7,790$8,444$8,856$9,320
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Governors University offers 92 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 92 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificate, 2 Associates, 36 Bachelors, 40 Masters, 10 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs4236 40NOT OFFERED10
Overall Programs4236 40NOT OFFERED10

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Western Governors University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 710 522 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 661 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 840 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 200 584 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 275 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 487 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,514 1,149 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3,728 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 560 NOT OFFERED 1
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,810 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2,015 156 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 667 184 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,496 1,308 NOT OFFERED 1
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 265 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 124 813 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 254 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Social Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED 1
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 105 67 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 364 NOT OFFERED 57
what is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 781 1,796 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 335 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,105 NOT OFFERED 3
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7,718 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68 1,423 NOT OFFERED 3
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 461 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2,505 2,963 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,403 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,301 372 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 828 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 645 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 672 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 528 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT 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 210,208 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment210,208
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses210,208
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses-
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses-

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 210,208 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 10,594 Utah Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 199,614 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 Courses210,208
Utah Resident10,594
Other State In U.S.199,614
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses210,208
Undergraduate155,088
Graduate55,120
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses155,088
Degree/Certificate Seeking-
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking-
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