Western Governors University offers 92 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 92 major programs - 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 59,235 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 Certificates, 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
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs4236 40NOT OFFERED10
Overall Programs4236 40NOT OFFERED10

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 1,341894 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 174NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 24 1,4069 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 99593 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 281ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 440NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 253NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance5 NOT OFFERED 2,4862,323 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6,352 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED775 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2,262 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2,801476 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 702514 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,6601,368 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED282 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 155924 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20247 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Social Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6860 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1135 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1139 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2139 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED427 NOT OFFERED 65
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8808 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 233NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Data Analytics, General1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED125 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Industrial and Product DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,0142,163 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 406NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 120NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1595 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 346NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,054 NOT OFFERED 5
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4,940NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4101,429 NOT OFFERED 9
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED191 NOT OFFERED 14
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED38 NOT OFFERED 2
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED432 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3,1023,858 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 353NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,370 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1,772490 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AuditingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 198NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 917594 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 854NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1,072 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 662NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED329 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT 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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