Nursing Administration at Western Governors University

Every nursing administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing administration program at Western Governors University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Nursing Administration section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Nursing Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WGU does offer online courses in nursing administration for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WGU Nursing Administration Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Nursing Administration Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Nursing Administration Master’s Program

Of the 2,757 nursing administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WGU, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing administration master's degree from WGU, 64% 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 nursing administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	132
Black or African American	259
Hispanic or Latino	217
White	1,771
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	377

Related Majors

• Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
• Registered Nursing

Careers That Nursing Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing administration 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.