Online Degrees and Programs at Winston-Salem State University

Online Program Overview

Winston-Salem State University offers 50 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 15 major programs - 4 Bachelors, 4 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 5 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,126 for North Carolina residents and $16,782 for out-of-state students.

Total 834 students out of total 4,782 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 482 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Winston-Salem State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWinston-Salem State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC
Online Students834 Enrolled Online Exclusively
3,188 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$6,126
Out-of-State$16,782
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$6,597
Out-of-State$17,132
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total15 Programs
Bachelors4 Programs
Masters4 Programs
Doctorate2 Programs
Post-Graduate5 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Winston-Salem State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $6,126 and $16,782 for non-North Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $6,597 and $17,132 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $142 for North Carolina residents and $586 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $215 for North Carolina residents and $800 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$5,941$6,247$6,276$6,735$6,126
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$16,188$16,903$16,932$17,391$16,782
Graduate (In-State)$6,412$6,718$6,747$7,206$6,597
Graduate (Out-of-State)$16,527$17,253$17,282$17,741$17,132
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$425$142$142$142$142
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$1,706$586$586$586$586
Graduate (In-State)$484$215$215$215$215
Graduate (Out-of-State)$1,748$800$800$800$800

Online Programs By Area of Study

Winston-Salem State University offers 50 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Bachelors, 4 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED4 425
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED34 727

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Winston-Salem State University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 54 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 158 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Winston-Salem State University, there are 4,782 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,022 students were attending classes through distance learning (834 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,188 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,782
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses834
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,188
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses760

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 834 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 739 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 53 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 8 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses834
North Carolina Resident739
Other State In U.S.87
Outside of U.S.8
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses834
Undergraduate429
Graduate405
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses429
Degree/Certificate Seeking417
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking12
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