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Registered Nursing at Western Governors University

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Registered Nursing at Western Governors University

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing 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, 10,730 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from WGU.

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

WGU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

WGU Registered Nursing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. 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 Online Registered Nursing Schools 1
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 1
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 30
Best Registered Nursing Schools 55
136
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 140
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 328
330

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10,730 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from WGU. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at WGU are white. This is typical 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 494
Black or African American 930
Hispanic or Latino 938
White 6,670
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,691

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

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing 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
Registered Nurses 21,700 $65,670
Nursing Instructors and Professors 240 $78,360

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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