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.


Western Governors University 2025 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

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.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$8,658
Graduate$9,320
Health Profession Programs11 programs
14 online programs
Total Programs75 programs
75 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio42 to 1
Student Population210,208 Students
Number of Faculties4,501 Faculties
Number of Staffs8,420 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

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.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor 7 7 7,407
Master 7 7 5,402
Post-Master Certificate 4 4 30

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

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.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1,014Online2,163OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator406OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling120OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Public Health15Online95OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine346OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED1,054OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED5Online
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse4,940OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration410Online1,429OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED9Online
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED191OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED14Online
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED38OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2Online
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED432OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED