Online Degrees and Programs at Western Governors University

Online Degrees and Programs

Western Governors University is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 66 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 31 Bachelors, 29 Masters, and 6 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2022 tuition & fees is $7,452 for undergraduate programs and $7,790 for graduate programs. Total of 147,866 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Western Governors University is accredited by Distance Education Accrediting Commission.

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Online 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 2021-2022, the tuition & fees are $7,452 in average for all students.

It offers 66 degree programs via distance learning -31 Bachelors, 29 Masters, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Western Governors University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT
Online Students	147,866
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$7,452
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$7,790
Student to Faculty	42:1 (2.38%)
Total	66 Programs
Bachelors	31 Programs
Masters	29 Programs
Post-Graduate	6 Programs

2022 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $7,452 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2022 tuition & fees is $7,790 for all students.

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

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate	$6,070	$6,670	$6,670	$6,670	$7,452
Graduate	$6,790	$7,790	$7,790	$7,790	$7,790

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate	-$1	$0	-$1	-$1	-$1
Graduate	-$1	$0	-$1	-$1	-$1

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Governors University offers 66 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 66 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 31 Bachelors, 29 Masters, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	29	NOT OFFERED	6
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	29	NOT OFFERED	6

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. 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.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	681	631	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	625	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	459	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	170	464	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cloud Computing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	236	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	613	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,078	896	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2,690	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	512	NOT OFFERED	51
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2,099	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Learning Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,189	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	836	420	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,815	603	NOT OFFERED	30
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	166	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	163	730	NOT OFFERED	1
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	189	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Social Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	109	87	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	483	NOT OFFERED	55

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	878	1,991	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	292	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10,730	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2,757	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	453	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3,061	2,958	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,872	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,183	331	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	926	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	776	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Resources Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	677	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	673	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT 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 147,866 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	147,866
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	147,866
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	0

By student location, out of a total of 147,866 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 9,387 Utah Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 138,236 students living in the U.S. States other than Utah, and 241 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.