Private nonprofit · Salt Lake City, Utah
Western Governors University: cost, debt and earnings by major
31 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $12,748
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 50%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 155,088
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $12,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $12,005 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $12,500 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $12,611 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $13,872 |
| $110,000+ | $16,397 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (17)
- Computer Software and Media Applications$131,198
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$129,303
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$108,836
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$107,585
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,114
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$89,625
- Management Information Systems and Services$86,834 (1 yr)
- Computer Science$86,272 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,654
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$82,644
- Accounting and Related Services$75,767
- Marketing$71,431
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$70,421 (1 yr)
- Human Resources Management and Services$63,341 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$52,284
- Special Education and Teaching$52,090
- Education, General$49,646
Master's programs (14)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$144,205
- Computer Software and Media Applications$129,737
- Management Information Systems and Services$125,944
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,688
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$111,643
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$98,950
- Accounting and Related Services$92,442
- Educational Administration and Supervision$84,521
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$72,564
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$71,469
- Curriculum and Instruction$69,935
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$65,801
- Special Education and Teaching$63,218
- Education, General$56,657