Learning Sciences at Western Governors University

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

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Learning Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Learning Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Learning Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Learning Sciences

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for learning sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Learning Sciences Rankings

The learning sciences major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Learning Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Learning Sciences Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Learning Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of learning sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in learning sciences at WGU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a bachelor's in learning sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	122
Hispanic or Latino	208
White	1,424
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	234

WGU Learning Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of learning sciences master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a learning sciences master's degree from WGU, 66% were white. This is typical 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 learning sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	103
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Related Majors

Careers That Learning Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in learning sciences 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
Education Professors	850	$92,070
Social Scientists	150	$67,320
Education, Training, and Library Workers	150	$51,990
Social Sciences Professors	90	$77,640

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.