Graduate Programs & Tuition at Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a four-year, public school located in Winston-Salem, NC.

It offers 16 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 5 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,597 for in-state and $17,132 for out-of-state students.

A total of 590 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,782 students at WSSU. WSSU offers online graduate programs and 405 out of 590 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find WSSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,597 for North Carolina residents and $17,132 for out-of-state students. It offers sixteen (16) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWinston-Salem State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC
Graduate School Students516 students
405 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$6,597
Out-of-State$17,132
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 16 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Winston-Salem State University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Winston-Salem State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $6,597 and $17,132 for non-North Carolina residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $215 for North Carolina residents and $800 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$3,872$14,407
Fees$2,725$2,725
Cost per Credit$215$800
Books & Supplies$1,690
Room & Board$11,484 (On-Campus) / $10,800 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,492 (On-Campus) / $4,831 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,263$33,798
Off-Campus Total$23,918$34,453
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$6,412$6,718$6,747$7,206$6,597
Out-of-State$16,527$17,253$17,282$17,741$17,132

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Winston-Salem State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 16 major areas - 7 Master's (4 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 122 students have been conferred Master's degree and 48 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total12248-4
Men1813--
Women10435-4

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management30ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor15ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing15ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER 4
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

WSSU graduate schools have a total of 516 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 100 male and 416 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 318 full-time and 198 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 405 students enrolled through online exclusively and 126 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 130 White, 306 Black, and 7 Asian students are attending at Winston-Salem State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

16 grad students are younger than 22 and 161 students are older than 65. It has 297 students aged between 22 and 30 and 116 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total516
Men100
Women416
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total516
Full-time Students318
Part-time Students198
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total516
Asian7
Black306
Hispanic24
White130
Two or more races19
Un-Known12
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total516
21 & Under16
22-24154
25-29143
30-3463
35-3953
40 & Over161

Online Population

At Winston-Salem State University graduate schools, 405 students enrolled online exclusively and 126 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment590
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses405
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses126
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses59
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses405
North Carolina Resident348
Other State In U.S.50
Outside of U.S.7
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