Western Governors University Graduate 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

Western Governors University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 42,164 graduate students at WGU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Governors University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,854
Black or African American	4,273
Hispanic or Latino	3,837
White	25,694
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	6,483

Online Learning at Western Governors University

There are 87 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
Computer & Information Sciences	2%

Western Governors University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	3,991	3,991
Curriculum & Instruction	0	2,461	2,461
Instructional Media Design	0	1,962	1,962
Nursing	0	1,907	1,907
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	1,774	1,774
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	1,240	1,241
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	1,211	1,211
Teacher Education Grade Specific	14	1,010	1,024
Information Technology	0	1,007	1,007
Management Information Systems	0	599	599
Computer Software & Applications	0	598	598
Computer Information Systems	0	486	486
Educational Administration	9	468	477
Teaching English or French	39	381	420
Accounting	0	320	320
Special Education	0	139	139
Educational Assessment	0	61	61
Human Resource Management	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0
TOTAL	63	19,615	19,678

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.