Health Care Management at Western Governors University

Every health care management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health care management program at Western Governors University stacks up to those at other schools.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 878 health care management majors received their bachelor's degree from WGU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Care Management section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Health Care Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management
• Master’s Degree in Health Care Management

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for health care management at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Health Care Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health care management progam at WGU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health care management major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Care Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Care Management Schools	1
Most Popular Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Health Care Management Schools	2
Best Value Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Health Care Management Schools	17
Most Focused Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	33
Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	34
	45
	54
Best Health Care Management Schools	58
Most Focused Health Care Management Schools	86
	98
Most Focused Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150

In 2021, 1,991 students received their master’s degree in health care management from WGU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for health care management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Care Management Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health care management majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Health Care Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 878 health care management majors earned their bachelor's degree from WGU. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health care management at WGU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a bachelor's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	71
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	601
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	109

WGU Health Care Management Master’s Program

Of the 1,991 students who graduated with a master’s in health care management from WGU in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in health care management each year. WGU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health care management master's degree from WGU, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a master's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	123
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	134
White	1,244
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	296

WGU also has a doctoral program available in health care management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Information Management

Careers That Health Care Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in health care management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770

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
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.