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 65 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 30 Bachelors, 29 Masters, and 6 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees is $6,670 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 Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $6,670 in average for all students.

It offers 65 degree programs via distance learning -30 Bachelors, 29 Masters, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Western Governors University
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT
Online Students	147,866
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$6,670
Student to Faculty	42:1 (2.38%)
Total	65 Programs
Bachelors	30 Programs
Masters	29 Programs
Post-Graduate	6 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Western Governors University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,670 for all students.

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

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$6,070	$6,070	$6,670	$6,670	$6,670

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	-$1	-$1	$0	-$1	-$1

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Governors University offers 65 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 65 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 30 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	30	29	NOT OFFERED	6
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	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	660	442	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	377	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	135	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	259	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	168	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	313	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,066	830	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,917	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	438	NOT OFFERED	112
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,457	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Learning Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	571	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	769	337	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,654	458	NOT OFFERED	43
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	114	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	129	525	NOT OFFERED	1
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	145	NOT OFFERED	6
Social Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	3
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	49	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	381	NOT OFFERED	49

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	734	404	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	237	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	11,863	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2,290	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	289	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2,887	2,567	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,307	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,346	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	861	264	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	844	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	657	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Resources Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	587	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	517	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	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.