2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at WGU graduate schools is $8,856 in average over all graduate programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.88% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate 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 Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesLiving Expenses
WGU 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearTotalTuitionFees
2020$7,790$7,500$290
2021$7,790$7,500$290
2022$7,790$7,500$290
2023$8,444$7,765$679
2024$8,856$8,302$554
2024 Living Costs(Off-Campus Living)
YearRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$6,000$1,000
2021$6,000$1,000
2022$6,000$1,000
2023$6,000$1,000
2024$8,100$1,000

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Western Governors University offers 68 major programs through Master's, Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 68 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's2929
Post-BS Certificate66
Post-MS Certificate22
Total6868
Post-graduateMaster's

Graduate Student Population

At WGU, there are 156,935 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 44,128 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 12,577 male and 31,551 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.40 to 1. The school is an online exclusive school (all degree/program offered only via distance learning) and, therefore, all students have enrolled in online programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native484136348
Asian1,9437281,215
Black or African American4,7931,3733,420
Hispanic4,5191,4893,030
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19854144
White27,4327,34820,084
Two or More Races1,172365807
Race/Ethnicity Unknown3,5691,0732,496
Total 44,12812,57731,551

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