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Nursing at Western Governors University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Western Governors University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3,210 students received their master's degree in nursing.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

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Nursing Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3,210 students earned a master's degree in nursing from WGU. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from WGU, 63% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 195
Black or African American 314
Hispanic or Latino 247
White 2,018
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 433

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,560 $104,770
Nurse Practitioners 1,380 $105,840
Nursing Instructors and Professors 240 $78,360
Nurse Midwives 80 $106,590

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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