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The healthcare industry is booming. In fact, it’s the second largest employer in the country and it appears that it will continue to be that way for quite some time. As such, your bachelor’s or master’s degree from WGU will help you enter or advance in this rewarding field. If you’re looking to become a healthcare professional or take your career and earning potential to the next level, WGU can help.

As a non-profit university founded by the governors of 19 U.S. states, WGU offers accredited, affordable, online degree programs. Our competency-based model can allow you to use your professional experience to advance more quickly toward your degree completion.

WGU’s competency-based model continues to receive accolades, with our most recent recognition in a TIME magazine article, “Go Western, Young Man”. Read full article

Take a look at our online Health programs:

Master’s

M.S. in Nursing -- Education
M.S. in Nursing -- Leadership & Management
MBA -- Healthcare Management

Bachelor’s

B.S. in Nursing
B.S. in Health Informatics

M.S. in Nursing -- Education
This program prepares you to become a nurse educator in schools, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. Our program equips you with high-level knowledge and skills while incorporating best practices in policy, organization, financing, role development, research, advanced nursing practice, and nurse education. Upon graduation, you will earn the Nursing Professional Development certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This is a perfect program for actively working registered nurses (RNs) who hold a nursing bachelor’s degree (BSN) and want to become nurse educators, and can devote 15 to 20 hours per week to their studies.

Tuition for 6-month term: $3,250

WGU is a well-respected university, accredited regionally by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and nationally by the Distance Education and Training Council.

Financial aid may be available for those who qualify.
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M.S. in Nursing -- Leadership & Management
This program prepares you to become a staff developer or health administrator in schools, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. Our program equips you with high-level knowledge and skills while incorporating best practices in policy, organization, financing, role development, research, advanced nursing practice, and nurse leadership and management. Upon graduation, you will earn the Nursing Professional Development certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This is a perfect program for actively working registered nurses (RNs) who hold a nursing bachelor’s degree (BSN) and want to become nurse educators, and can devote 15 to 20 hours per week to their studies.

Tuition for 6-month term: $3,250

WGU is a well-respected university, accredited regionally by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and nationally by the Distance Education and Training Council.

Financial aid may be available for those who qualify.
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MBA -- Healthcare Management
This program prepares you for mid-level to upper-level healthcare management positions. Our program educates you in core business skills, essential industry knowledge, and gives you advanced healthcare managerial expertise. This is the perfect program for the experienced healthcare administration professional that seeks a credible degree program and upward mobility.

This program is ideal for the self-motivated learner who already possesses healthcare industry experience, seeks in-depth knowledge in management and strategy, and can devote 15 to 20 hours per week to their studies.

Tuition for 6-month term: $3,250

WGU is a well-respected university, accredited regionally by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and nationally by the Distance Education and Training Council.

Financial aid may be available for those who qualify.
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B.S. in Nursing
(For RNs with an associate's degree or diploma in nursing)
Enhance your personal status, boost your salary, and increase your job security with this online Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The curriculum of WGU's RN to BSN online program incorporates the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice established by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The program is designed to expand your knowledge beyond the clinical aspects of nursing and into patient education, health promotion, and technology integration, as well as healthcare systems and policies.

Tuition for 6-month term: $3,250

WGU is a well-respected university, accredited regionally by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and nationally by the Distance Education and Training Council.

Financial aid may be available for those who qualify.
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B.S. in Health Informatics
Become a designer and developer of health informatics and information systems for hospitals and other healthcare facilities by earning this degree. Our program equips you with a combination of healthcare and IT skills and includes two IT certifications as part of the curriculum. WGU's low tuition and ability to accelerate degree completion combine to make the program a great option for those on a budget. This is the perfect degree program for IT professionals working in, or who want to break into, the healthcare industry that can devote 15 to 20 hours per week to their studies.

This program is for the experienced healthcare or IT professional seeking an affordable online bachelor's degree and IT certifications to work in the high-demand field of health informatics.

Tuition for 6-month term: $2,890

WGU is a well-respected university, accredited regionally by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and nationally by the Distance Education and Training Council.

Financial aid may be available for those who qualify.
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WGU received the 2008
award for Best Practices in Distance Learning from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA).

Featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams in their “What Works” segment, WGU is the recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2008, awarded in recognition of our success in expanding access to higher education. TIME Magazine also called WGU “the best relatively cheap university you’ve never heard of”.

Respected in the Industry

As the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a member of WGU's National Advisory Board and supports the College of Health Professions. HCA has made a significant financial contribution to WGU and was actively involved in developing the competencies for the WGU healthcare degree programs.

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Western Governors University is an online university that is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, one of the major accrediting commissions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).

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