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Health Professions at Western Governors University

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

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

WGU Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

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 professions at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WGU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	439
Black or African American	904
Hispanic or Latino	874
White	5,429
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,338

WGU Health Professions Master’s Program

85% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions 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 professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	280
Black or African American	471
Hispanic or Latino	362
White	3,015
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	722

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	13,940
Health & Medical Administrative Services	3,161
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	1,541
Health Sciences & Services	24

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,660	$52,470
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Nursing Assistants	10,680	$27,880
Personal Care Aides	9,850	$25,740

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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