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Family Practice Nurse/Nursing at Western Governors University

If you are interested in studying family practice nurse/nursing, you may want to check out the program at Western Governors University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family Practice Nurse/Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Family Practice Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

WGU does offer online education options in family practice nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

WGU Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Family Practice Nursing Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family practice nursing majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

83% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of family practice nursing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in family practice nursing each year. WGU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a family practice nursing master's degree from WGU, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a master's in family practice nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Family Practice Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in family practice nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Registered Nurses 21,700 $65,670
Nurse Practitioners 1,380 $105,840
Nursing Instructors and Professors 240 $78,360

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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