Western Governors University Overview

Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Salt Lake City makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Western Governors University Known For?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at WGU.
• In a recent academic period73% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from WGU makes roughly $60,615 a year. This is 49% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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

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How Do I Get Into WGU?

You can apply to WGU online at: https://inquiryv4.wgu.edu/?step=letsgetstarted

As long as you submit the requested materials to Western Governors University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Western Governors University?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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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 Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	7,786	3	1,949	9,738
Business Administration & Management	2,505	0	4,366	6,871
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	3,728	3,728
Information Technology	2,001	0	1,149	3,150
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,116	0	1,796	2,912
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,496	1	1,308	2,805
Educational Assessment	2,015	0	156	2,171
Instructional Media Design	0	0	1,810	1,810
Teacher Education Subject Specific	281	1	1,495	1,777
Accounting	1,301	0	372	1,673
Management Information Systems	645	0	672	1,317
Computer Information Systems	710	0	522	1,232
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	3	1,105	1,108
Special Education	667	0	184	851
Computer Science	840	0	0	840
Human Resource Management	828	0	0	828
Computer Software & Applications	200	0	584	784
Computer Programming	661	0	0	661
Educational Administration	0	1	560	561
Marketing	528	0	21	549
Teaching English or French	0	57	364	421
Computer Systems Networking	290	0	0	290
Health Sciences & Services	84	0	0	84
Computer Engineering	18	0	0	18
General Sales & Marketing	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	23,973	66	22,141	46,180

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.