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2024 Graduate 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 prospective students.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
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 (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$7,790$7,790$7,790$8,444$8,856

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 Graduate ProgramsTotal 37 Graduate Programs
29 Master's, 8 Post graduate certificates

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'(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'sDoctorate Post-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.
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Social Science Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 39ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology486ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration598ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1,007ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction2,461ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration468ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology1,962ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Learning Sciences61ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching139ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching1,010ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education202ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education701ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education172ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Social Science Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education74ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education32ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher Education35ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher Education24ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor381ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1,774ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education1,211ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Nursing Administration1,505ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)398ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management2,623ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership1,368ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting320ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources Management599ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Nursing Administration-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE

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 school, 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
Total42,164
Men Students12,309
Women Students29,855
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total42,164
Full-time Students42,164
Part-time Students-
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.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total42,164
American Indian /
Native American		530
Asian1,854
Black4,273
Hispanic3,837
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		245
White25,694
Two or more races907
Un-Known4,801
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 Western Governors University, 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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