Home / Utah / Western Governors University
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT · Private (nonprofit) · 155,088 students · mostly bachelor degrees
12th-cheapest of 47 Utah colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$12,548
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,728
Graduation rate
46%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$60,615
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$11,116
Pell grant recipients
39%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
59 programsComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Master's Degree1,149 grads/yr$144,205Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Bachelor's Degree200 grads/yr$131,198Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Master's Degree584 grads/yr$129,737Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree2,001 grads/yr$129,303Management Information Systems, General · Master's Degree672 grads/yr$125,944Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree1,949 grads/yr$111,688Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree1,796 grads/yr$111,643Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree710 grads/yr$108,836Selling Skills and Sales Operations · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$107,585Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$99,453Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree4,366 grads/yr$98,950Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree7,786 grads/yr$97,114Accounting · Master's Degree372 grads/yr$92,442Medical Informatics · Bachelor's Degree$89,625Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree560 grads/yr$84,521Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree2,505 grads/yr$83,654Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree1,116 grads/yr$82,644Accounting · Bachelor's Degree1,301 grads/yr$75,767Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$75,099Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language · Master's Degree364 grads/yr$72,564Educational/Instructional Technology · Master's Degree1,810 grads/yr$71,469Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree528 grads/yr$71,431Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree3,728 grads/yr$69,935Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree1,495 grads/yr$65,801Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree184 grads/yr$63,218
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
Similar-size colleges in Utah
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT · Private (nonprofit) · 32,952 students
Net price
$15,564
Grad rate
81%
Median earnings
$75,790
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT · Public · 28,453 students
Net price
$6,376
Grad rate
45%
Median earnings
$55,486
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · Public · 27,264 students
Net price
$16,200
Grad rate
65%
Median earnings
$67,170
Utah State University
Logan, UT · Public · 20,272 students
Net price
$14,936
Grad rate
59%
Median earnings
$54,022
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT · Public · 18,136 students
Net price
$9,804
Grad rate
29%
Median earnings
$47,867
Weber State University
Ogden, UT · Public · 16,360 students
Net price
$10,258
Grad rate
46%
Median earnings
$56,287
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.