by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Western Governors University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from WGU make an average of $86,683 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. WGU does offer online classes in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.
About 90.3% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.7% of the nursing master’s degrees at WGU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 148 |
| Black or African American | 238 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 20 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 15 |
| White | 1,849 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 174 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 2,290 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 289 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 404 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1,239 |
*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.
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