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Earn Your Degree Your Way

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

Learn more about WGU, and apply for a Sage Scholarship.

Earn your degree online, with personalized help.

It's your degree. Earn it your way AND with a scholarship! A $2,500 Sage Scholarship—named for our mascot, Sage the Night Owl—can help you make your dreams a reality.

Financially savvy. Our affordable, flat-rate tuition is charged per term, not per credit— so graduating faster costs less.
Wise use of your time. Pass courses by proving what you know. Your previous experience, ability to learn quickly, and extra time spent studying could mean you graduate ahead of schedule. And you won’t waste time listening to lectures on material you already know!
Sage advice—when you need it. We work to help you be successful at WGU. Your dedicated faculty members have your back from enrollment to graduation.
Intelligent investment. Your degree comes with tangible benefits for your career and your bottom line.

Accredited, Respected,
Recognized™

One important measure of a degree’s value is the reputation of the university where it was earned. When employers, industry leaders, and academic experts hold your alma mater in high esteem, you reap the benefits of that respect. WGU is a pioneer in reinventing higher education for the 21st century, and our quality has been recognized.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and master's degree program in nursing at WGU are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

The post-graduate APRN certificate program at WGU is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.

Earn Your Degree for about Half the Cost of Other Universities*

You pay tuition per six-month term, not per course or credit. So when you move faster through your courses, you also lower your total bill!

WGU students pay about half the tuition,* and end up with half the debt of the national average.**

Low, flat-rate tuition.
Graduate faster and with less debt.
Financial aid and scholarships available.
Online education with supportive faculty.
VA and military benefits accepted.
Great return on investment.
All course materials for a low, flat fee.

*WGU average annual bachelor’s tuition rates are 47% lower than the national average, compared to national rates reported by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems in 2023. WGU average rate does not include rates for WGU Bachelor of Science, Nursing Prelicensure program.

**WGU undergraduate students have approximately half the debt at graduation compared to the national average, according to the Institute for College Access and Success (2022).

Spend Less with Flat-Rate Tuition

Undergraduate
Most undergraduate programs

$3,755 - $4,365

Graduate
School of Education graduate programs

$4,125

School of Technology graduate programs

$4,040 — $4,655

School of Business graduate programs

$4,755 — $4,755

Leavitt School of Health graduate programs

$4,995

Tuition rates effective September 1, 2024. Costs are per six-month term. Tuition covers unlimited courses per term.
All programs: $200 per-term Resource Fee covers e-textbooks and learning resources. Other fees: Some programs have small per-term or one-time fees specific to that program's costs. Your Enrollment Counselor can provide more information.