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• Time: 62% of graduates finish within 24 months
• Tuition: $3,830 per 6-month term
• Courses: 41 courses in this program

Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program include:

• Accounting
• Finance
• Financial Statements
• Communication
• Detail Oriented
• Research
  

Take your first step toward CPA certification and learn how to use GAAP, ledgers, and journals.

• Time: 61% of graduates finish within 19 months
• Tuition: $3,830 per 6-month term
• Courses: 40 total courses in this program

Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program include: 

• Team Leadership
• Operations Management
• Communication
• Agile Project Management
• Analytical Techniques
• Information Technology

Key competencies of these online courses align with industry needs: management and leadership, networks and security, and information systems management.

• Time: 61% of graduates finish within 19 months
• Tuition: $3,830 per 6-month term
• Courses: 40 total courses in this program

Skills for your résumé this program will teach you include: 

• Business communication
• Product development
• Decision making models
• Project management strategies
• Budgeting for business

This online degree program is an excellent choice for kick-starting your organizational management career.

• Time: 60% of graduates finish within 19 months.
• Tuition: $3,830 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 37 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program include: 

• Communication
• Marketing
• Sales
• Management
• Project Management
• Product Management

Marketing is a creative and exciting field—and one where an undergraduate degree will open better opportunities.

Compare with B.S. Health Information Management

• Time: 63% of graduates finish within 17 months
• Tuition: $3,830 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 34 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program include: 

• Management
• Communication
• Team Leadership
• Operations
• Scheduling
• Strategic Planning

The online courses in this career-focused business degree program will prepare you with management-level skills and an up-to-date understanding of our healthcare delivery system.

• Time: 65% of graduates finish within 24 months.
• Tuition: $3,830 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 41 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program include:

• Agile project management
• Employment and labor laws
• Recruiting strategies
• HR technology
• DE&I understanding

Earn your B.S. in Human Resources and help build strong organizations.

• Time: 62% of graduates finish similar programs within 24 months
• Tuition: $3,830 per 6-month term
• Courses: 41 courses in this program

Some careers and jobs this business degree will prepare you for:

• Management
• Accounting
• Finance
• Spreadsheets
• Financial Analysis
• Problem Solving

The competency-based model at WGU allows you to move as quickly as you can master the material, and do your coursework on your schedule. Flexibility is key with the B.S. in finance at WGU.

• Time: 62% of graduates finish within 36 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,875 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 39 total courses in this program.

Certifications in this program at no additional cost include:

• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• CompTIA Data+
• CompTIA Project+
• Udacity Nanodegree—a unique, highly recognized credential designed to prepare you for a career in data science
• MSI Change Management (Optional Certification)
• Certiprof Design Thinking Professional Certificate (Optional Certification)

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Data management
• Data wrangling
• Statistical analysis
• Visualization
• Leadership and management 
• Model deployment & storytelling

Lay the groundwork for the computing breakthroughs that will enable tomorrow's technologies. Utilize your previous college courses or IT experience to help you complete your degree faster.

• Time: 62% of graduates in similar programs finish within 25 months.
  
• Tuition: $4,125 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 37 total courses in this program.

You'll have the opportunity to earn these certifications:

• Linux Essentials
  
• Axelos ITIL Foundation
  

You can also accelerate your program and complete both a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Computer Science together, requiring less courses overall and saving you time and money. Learn more about this option.

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Artifical Intelligence (AI)
• Machine Learning
• Logic
• Architecture and systems
• Data structures
• Computer theory
• Version Control
• Linux

Students choose between four unique specializations within this program. These spcializations prepare students to work with different software systems and processes in their careers.

Specializations in this program include: General, Cisco, AWS, and Azure.

• Time: 61% of graduates finish similar programs within 36 months.
• Tuition: $3,915 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 34 or 37 courses in this program depending on focus area

This program also includes third-party certifications that will help you boost your résumé and be prepared for career success. Certifications available in all specializations include:

• CompTIA A+
• Linux Essentials - LPI
• ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)

• Time: 60% of graduates finish within 29 months.
• Tuition: $4,410 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 34 total courses in this program.

Certifications included in this program at no extra cost include:

• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
  
• ITIL® Foundation Certification
  
• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst Certification (CySA+)
• CompTIA IT Operations Specialist
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
• CompTIA Network Security Professional
• CompTIA PenTest+
• CompTIA Project+
• CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Security Analytics Professional

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Secure Systems Analysis & Design
• Data Management
• Web and Cloud Security
• Hacking Countermeasures and Techniques
• Digital Forensics and Incident Response

• Time: Approximately 5 years.
• Tuition: $3,875 per 6-month term for the bachelor's degree; $4,080 per term for the master's portion.
• Courses: 42 total courses in this program.

Certifications included in this program at no additional cost:

• CompTIA A+ 
• CompTIA Network+ 
• CompTIA Security+ 
• CompTIA IT Operations Specialist
  
• CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist 
• Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner
• ITIL®*^ Foundation Certification
• PMI CAPM
• LPI Linux Essentials

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Scripting and programming
• Networking and security
• Systems and services
• Data management
• Business of IT

This program allows students to earn their bachelor's degree in IT and move directly into a master's degree in IT management, cutting down on the total number of courses to complete.

• Time: 60% of graduates finish similar programs within 35 months.
• Tuition: $4,125 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 36 or 38 total courses in this program depending on your track.

Certifications included in this program at no additional cost are:

• CompTIA Project +
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 
• ITIL®1 Foundation Certification

You can also accelerate your program and complete both a B.S. in Software Engineering and an M.S. in Software Engineering together, requiring less courses overall and saving you time and money. Learn more about this option.

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Scripting and programming
• Web development
• Mobile application development 
• User experience design
• Software quality assurance

• Time: 61% of graduates finish within 39 months.
• Tuition: $3,835 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 35 total courses in this program.

Stackable CompTIA certifications that you can earn in this program:

• IT Operations Specialist (earned with A+ and Network+)
• Cloud Administration Professional (earned with Network+ and Cloud+)
• Secure Infrastructure Specialist (earned with A+, Network+, and Security+)
• Secure Cloud Professional (earned with Security+ and Cloud+)

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Scripting and programming
• Networking and security
• Systems and services
• Data management
• Business of IT

Based on your career goals and interests, you can choose an educational studies program in one of 10 content areas that meets your needs while working toward employment in school settings, corporate training, or instructional design. These programs do not lead to a teaching license.

• Time: Completion time varies depending on the specialty track you choose.
• Tuition: $3,825 per 6-month term.
  
• This bachelor's degree allows students to learn about education but does not include student teaching and it does not lead to a teaching license.

Focus areas of this educational studies degree program include:

• Elementary Education
• Elementary and Special Education
• Mild to Moderate Special Education
• Secondary Biology Science Education
• Secondary Chemistry Science Education
• Secondary Earth Science Education
  
• Secondary Physics Education
• Secondary Mathematics Education

Specific grade levels you are qualified to teach will vary depending on teaching certification in your state.

• Time: 61% of grads earned this science teaching degree within 31 months.
• Courses: 40 total courses in this program.
  

Candidates for this online science teaching degree often include:

• Aspiring junior high or middle school science teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for science
• School paraprofessionals
• Others who feel the call to teach

This science teaching degree program requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 65% of students finish this online chemistry degree within 37 months.
• Tuition: $3,825 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 40 total courses in this program (42 for Washington residents).

Concepts included in this program:

• Physical Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Educational Psychology & Development
• Biochemistry

This chemistry teaching degree program requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time student teaching. Earn a chemistry degree online and be eligible for a teaching certification.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 61% of students earned this online biology degree within 38 months.
• Tuition: $3,825 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 41 total courses in this program (43 for Washington residents).

Concepts included in this program:

• Zoology
• Ecology and Environmental Science
• Health Sciences
• Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Heredity and Genetics

This biology teaching degree program requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time student teaching.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 60% of students finish this degree within 40 months.
• Tuition: $3,825 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 41 total courses in this program (44 for Washington residents).

Concepts included in this program:

• Trigonometry and Precalculus
• Probability and Statistics I and II
• Calculus I, II, and III
• Abstract Algebra
• College Geometry

This online math teaching degree program requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time student teaching. This online math teaching degree program helps students become eligible for math teaching certification.

Leads to a teaching license. Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching certification in your state.

• Time: 68% of students finish within 36 to 38 months.
• Tuition: $3,825 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 37 to 45 (47 for Washington residents) total courses in your degree, depending on which program you pursue.

Concepts included in this program:

• Lesson Planning
• Ethics
• Behavioral Support Strategies
• Educational Psychology & Development
• Classroom Management

These online bachelor's degrees require in-classroom observation and a term of full-time student teaching.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching license options in your state.

• Time: 63% of students earn this middle school teaching and high school teaching degree within 33 months.
• Tuition: $3,825 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 41 total courses in this program (43 for Washington residents)

Concepts included in this program:

• Ecology and Environmental Science
• General Physics
• Physical Geology
• Earth Systems
• Astronomy

This geosciences teaching degree program requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time student teaching. This high school teaching degree program prepares you for teaching licensure in any of the 50 states.

Leads to a teaching license. Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching certification in your state.

• Time: 61% of students finish within 34 to 38 months.
• Tuition: $3,825 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 38 to 39 total courses in your degree, depending on which program you pursue.

Skills for your résumé included in this program:

• Lesson Planning
• Ethics
• Behavioral Support Strategies
• Educational Psychology & Development
• Classroom Management

These online bachelor's degrees require in-classroom observation and a term of full-time student teaching.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching license options in your state.

• Time: 62% of students earn this online physics degree within 49 months.
• Tuition: $3,825 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 40 total courses in this program (42 for Washington residents).

Skills for your résumé included in this program:

• Educational Psychology 
• Physics: Waves and Optics
• Space, Time and Motion
• Conceptual Physics
• Physics: Mechanics

This physics teaching degree program requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time student teaching. Graduates of this online teaching degree program will be eligible for teaching certification.

• Time: 61% of grads earned this degree within 27 months.
• Courses: 46 total courses in this program.
  

(Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.) If your state offers a single K–12 special education teaching license and you are interested in focusing on teaching students with mild to moderate exceptionalities, consider the B.A. Special Education (Mild to Moderate) online teaching degree. 

Candidates for this online teaching degree often include:

• Aspiring special ed teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers
• School paraprofessionals
• Others who feel the call to teach

This special education teaching online degree program requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. 

Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching licensure in your state.

• Time: 62% of grads earned this degree within 29 months.
• Courses: 39 total courses in this program.
  

Candidates for this science teaching degree program often include:

• Aspiring junior high math teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for math
• School paraprofessionals
• Others who feel the call to teach

This science teaching degree program includes requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. This science teaching degree prepares you to be eligible for a teaching license in any of the 50 states.

• Time: 61% of grads earned this degree in 36 months or less.
• Tuition: $4,210 per 6-month term.
• Courses: 36 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Medical Terminology
• Healthcare System Applications
• Health Information Law and Regulations
• Healthcare Project Management
• Data Analytics and Information Governance

This CAHIIM-accredited program makes you eligible for the RHIA exam. 

Compare with B.S. Business – Healthcare Management

• Time: 63% of students finish this program in 24 months
• Tuition: $4,210 per 6-month term
• Courses: 35 total courses in this program

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Epidemiology
• Community and Public Health
• Cultural Awareness
• Pathophysiology
• Healthcare Values and Ethics
• Substance Abuse Support

This degree allows you to work inside the healthcare industry, while also directly working with patients who need help.

• Locations: Due to in-person clinical requirements, students must be full time residents of Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin to enroll in this program. The coursework in this program is offered online, but there are in-person requirements.
• Tuition: $8,755 per 6-month term for the first 4 terms of pre-nursing coursework and $8,755 per 6-month term for the remaining 4 terms of clinical nursing coursework.
• Time: This program has a set pace and an expected completion time of 4 years. Certain coursework may be accelerated to finish faster.
• WGU offers the prelicensure program in areas where we have partnerships with healthcare employers to provide practice sites and clinical coaches to help teach you and inspire you on your path to becoming a nurse.
• If you don't live in one of our prelicensure states or don't qualify to apply, consider getting our Bachelor's in Health and Human Services instead. This degree allows you to work inside the healthcare industry, while also working directly with patients who need help.

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

• Community Health
• Women's and Children's Nursing
• Pathology
• Physiology
• Research