Nursing Administration at Western Governors University

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Nursing Administration section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Nursing Administration Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Administration
Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration

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.

WGU does offer online education options in nursing administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WGU Nursing Administration Rankings

The nursing administration major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing Administration. 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.

Nursing Administration Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Nursing Administration Bachelor’s Program

93% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing administration 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 nursing administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

WGU Nursing Administration Master’s Program

92% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing administration master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing administration master's degree from WGU, 65% 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 nursing administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	127
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	918
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	217

Careers That Nursing Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing administration 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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