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Western Governors University Bachelor’s in Health Professions

12,835 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
YES Online Classes

Health Professions is a program of study at Western Governors University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in health professions, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the WGU Bachelor’s in Health Professions

#179 in the U.S
#2 in Utah

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. WGU is in the top 10% of the country for health professions. More specifically it was ranked #179 out of 2,462 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Utah.

Here are some of the other rankings for WGU.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools1
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Online Health Professions Schools1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions1
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions1
Most Popular Colleges for Health Professions1
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions4
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)21
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)30
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)56
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)67
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)68
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)83
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)85
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools93
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)128
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions131
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)139
Best Health Professions Schools179
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions Graduates198
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)225
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools232
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)247
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions384
Most Focused Colleges for Health Professions509
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Health Professions Graduates553
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans561
Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates564
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans608
Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans733

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Health Professions from WGU Cost?

$6,670 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

WGU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$6,380$6,380
Fees$290$290
Books and Supplies$200$200

Learn more about WGU tuition and fees.

Does WGU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Health Professions?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WGU offers online option in its health professions bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.

WGU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Health Professions

12,835 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
88.3% Women
24.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 12,835 bachelor’s degrees in health professions awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 88.3% of the health professions students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 84.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 24.8% of the health professions bachelor’s degrees at WGU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian622
Black or African American1,010
Hispanic or Latino1,104
Native American or Alaska Native99
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander73
White8,929
International Students12
Other Races/Ethnicities986

Bachelor’s in Health Professions Focus Areas at WGU

Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Health Sciences & Services1
Health & Medical Administrative Services971
Nursing11,863

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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