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: https://inquiryv4.wgu.edu/?step=letsgetstarted

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 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,494 a year. That adds up to $21,976 over four years for those students.

Western Governors University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 42,947 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 104,919 full-time undergraduates at WGU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,562
Black or African American	9,971
Hispanic or Latino	11,484
White	63,686
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	16,127

Western Governors University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	7,718	0	0	7,718
Health Care Management	781	0	1,796	2,577
Nursing Administration	68	3	1,423	1,494
Nursing Education	0	3	1,105	1,108
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	0	461	461
Health Information Management	335	0	0	335
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	84	0	0	84
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	65	65
TOTAL	8,986	6	4,850	13,842

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.