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Health Care Management at Western Governors University

Health Care Management at Western Governors University

If you plan to study health care management, 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 Care Management section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Health Care Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management
  • Master’s Degree in Health Care Management

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WGU does offer online education options in health care management for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

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Health Care Management Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Health Care Management Master’s Program

74% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health care management master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in health care management each year. WGU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a health care management master's degree from WGU, 61% 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 care management.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 113
Black or African American 195
Hispanic or Latino 139
White 1,094
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 255

Careers That Health Care Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in health care management 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
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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