Western Governors University (WGU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Salt Lake City, UT.
It offers 50 graduate programs - 40 Master's, 6 Post-bachelor's, 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,320.
A total of 55,120 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 210,208 students at WGU. WGU offers online graduate programs and 55,120 out of 55,120 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find WGU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,320. It offers fifty (50) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Western Governors University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Graduate School Students | 49,193 students
55,120 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $9,320 |
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| Student to Faculty | 42:1 (2.38%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 50 Graduate Programs
40 Master's, 10 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Western Governors University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $9,320 for prospective students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $8,842 |
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| Fees | $478 |
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| Books & Supplies | $200 |
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| Room & Board | $8,100 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $18,620 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $7,790 | $7,790 | $8,444 | $8,856 | $9,320 |
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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 50 major areas - 40 Master's (40 online programs), 6 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (4 online programs).
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 30,929 | - | 65 | 30 |
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| Men | 10,244 | - | 7 | 7 |
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| Women | 20,685 | - | 58 | 23 |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
WGU graduate schools have a total of 49,193 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 14,824 male and 34,369 female postgrad students.
All 49,193 graduate students are enrolled as full-time statusIt offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 55,120 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 29,704 White, 6,161 Black, and 2,281 Asian students are attending at Western Governors University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
176 grad students are younger than 22 and 20,317 students are older than 65. It has 14,070 students aged between 22 and 30 and 20,390 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 49,193 |
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| Men | 14,824 |
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| Women | 34,369 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 49,193 |
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| Full-time Students | 49,193 |
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| Part-time Students | - |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 49,193 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 432 |
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| Asian | 2,281 |
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| Black | 6,161 |
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| Hispanic | 5,425 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 231 |
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| White | 29,704 |
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| Two or more races | 1,559 |
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| Un-Known | 3,390 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 49,193 |
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| 21 & Under | 176 |
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| 22-24 | 3,054 |
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| 25-29 | 11,016 |
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| 30-34 | 10,464 |
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| 35-39 | 9,926 |
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| 40 & Over | 20,317 |
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Online Population
At Western Governors University graduate schools, 55,120 students enrolled online exclusively and - students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 55,120 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 55,120 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | - |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | - |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 55,120 |
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| Utah Resident | 2,999 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 52,121 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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