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title: Western Governors University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Salt Lake City, UT
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $60,615 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $37,733 – $96,337 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $8,318 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,812 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 46% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $16,728 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 72% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.14× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $32,615 | derived |

**46% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $8,318 (≈ 14% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $34,615 to $99,943 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $99,943 | $11,526 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Master's Degree | $93,276 | $12,718 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $89,288 | $13,527 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Master's Degree | $87,608 | $12,696 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $87,245 | $13,665 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $81,520 | $20,671 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,868 | $16,625 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,342 | $9,470 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $72,423 | $13,165 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $63,693 | $12,772 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $62,106 | $12,750 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,154 | $20,346 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,705 | $14,816 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $56,253 | $7,989 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $54,990 | $9,341 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $53,771 | $7,860 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $51,672 | $10,318 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $51,475 | $10,414 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,866 | $12,929 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,280 | $15,915 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $45,124 | $12,532 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,144 | $16,991 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,431 | $17,937 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,162 | $15,546 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,615 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Western Governors University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?433387

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