You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biology Teacher Education for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 87 masters’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
WGU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biology Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 147,866 students enrolled at Western Governors University, 8,828 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,681. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.