Western Governors University Trade Programs

Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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.

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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Can I Afford WGU?

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,710	$7,710
Fees	$590	$590
Books and Supplies	$200	$200

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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

Online Learning at Western Governors University

There are 90 bachelor’s degree and 87 master’s degree programs available online at WGU. In 2022-2023, 156,935 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WGU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Utah for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WGU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	53%
Health Information Management	11%

Western Governors University Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Health Care Management	912	912
Health Information Management	328	328
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	51	51
TOTAL	1,291	1,291

Western Governors University Trades

In a recent academic period, Western Governors University awarded 2,582 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	1,240
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	51
Total	0	0	0	2,582

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.