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How Well Is Western Governors University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Western Governors University was awarded 1,544 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is information resources management.

Overall Quality

WGU is ranked #148 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when WGU held the #233 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

WGU is also ranked #2 out of 14 schools in Utah.

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How Much Money Do WGU Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from WGU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $48,210 in their early years. This is good news for future WGU graduates since it is 13% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.