Western Governors University Healthcare Programs

Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Western Governors University?

Contact details for WGU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone:	801-274-3280
Website:	www.wgu.edu

How Do I Get Into WGU?

You can apply to WGU online at: wwwforms.wgu.edu/wgu/app/app_step0

Since Western Governors University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Western Governors University?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WGU, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $5,072 a year. That adds up to $20,288 over four years for those students.

Western Governors University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 42,164 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 107,952 full-time undergraduates at WGU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Governors University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,955
Black or African American	10,925
Hispanic or Latino	12,955
White	64,225
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	15,841

Online Learning at Western Governors University

There are 87 bachelor’s degree and 87 master’s degree programs available online at WGU. In 2022-2023, 156,935 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WGU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Utah for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WGU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	53%
Health Information Management	11%

Western Governors University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	8,503	0	8,503
Health Care Management	912	1,774	2,686
Nursing Administration	0	1,505	1,505
Nursing Education	0	1,211	1,211
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	398	398
Health Information Management	328	0	328
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	51	0	51
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	4	4
TOTAL	9,794	4,892	14,686

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.