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Registered Nursing at Western Governors University

Registered Nursing at Western Governors University

If you plan to study registered nursing, 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 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 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.

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
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 394
Black or African American 786
Hispanic or Latino 752
White 4,641
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,144

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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