2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at WGU is $8,300 in average over all major programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.62% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at WGU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Western Governors University Cost of Attendance page.
Western Governors University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2020$6,670$6,670
2021$6,670$6,670
2022$7,452$7,452
2023$8,010$8,010
2024$8,300$8,300

Offered Online Programs

Western Governors University offers 68 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. WGU is an online college and all 68 programs offered via online education exclusively.
You can view all major programs at Western Governors University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's2929
Master's2929
12-week Certificate11
1 Year Certificate11
Post-BS Certificate66
Post-MS Certificate22
Total6868

Online Student Population

There are 156,935 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at WGU. Since WGU is an online college that all programs offers via distance learning, all students have enrolled online exclusively.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Western Governors University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total156,935112,80744,128
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes156,935112,80744,128
Enrolled Some in Online Classes000
Not Enrolled in Online Classes000
Online Student Population by Student Location at Western Governors University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)156,935112,80744,128
Utah Residents9,4296,5742,855
Other State in U.S.147,506106,23341,273
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000

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