Ohio State University-Main Campus (OSU) is a four-year, public school located in Columbus, OH.
It offers 261 graduate programs - 129 Master's, 102 Doctorate, 29 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,901 for in-state and $42,740 for out-of-state students.
A total of 14,628 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 61,443 students at OSU. OSU offers online graduate programs and 2,394 out of 14,628 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
OSU have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Michael E. Moritz College of Law and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. In addition, you can find OSU'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 $13,901 for Ohio residents and $42,740 for out-of-state students. It offers 261 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Ohio State University-Main Campus |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 190 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH |
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| Graduate School Students | 14,318 students
2,394 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$13,901
Out-of-State$42,740 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 261 Graduate Programs
129 Master's, 102 Doctorate, 30 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Ohio State University-Main Campus
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Ohio State University-Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Ohio residents, the tuition & fees are $13,901 and $42,740 for non-Ohio residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $806 for Ohio residents and $2,608 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $12,890 | $41,729 |
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| Fees | $1,011 | $1,011 |
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| Cost per Credit | $806 | $2,608 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,030 |
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| Room & Board | $14,738 (On-Campus) / $13,814 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,070 (On-Campus) / $3,294 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $32,739 | $61,578 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $32,039 | $60,878 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $12,425 | $12,425 | $12,997 | $13,497 | $13,901 |
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| Out-of-State | $37,141 | $38,377 | $39,598 | $41,227 | $42,740 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Ohio State University-Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 261 major areas - 129 Master's, 102 Doctorate, 29 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 2,997 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,743 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,997 | 1,743 | 236 | - |
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| Men | 1,211 | 737 | 84 | - |
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| Women | 1,786 | 1,006 | 152 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Linguistics | 1 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 5 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| German Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Italian Language and Literature | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Portuguese Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | 2 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 1 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 6 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
OSU graduate schools have a total of 14,318 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,965 male and 8,353 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 9,961 full-time and 4,357 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,394 students enrolled through online exclusively and 3,021 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 7,856 White, 956 Black, and 1,021 Asian students are attending at Ohio State University-Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
440 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,303 students are older than 65. It has 9,942 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,943 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 14,318 |
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| Men | 5,965 |
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| Women | 8,353 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 14,318 |
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| Full-time Students | 9,961 |
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| Part-time Students | 4,357 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 14,318 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 11 |
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| Asian | 1,021 |
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| Black | 956 |
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| Hispanic | 853 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 7,856 |
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| Two or more races | 501 |
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| Un-Known | 461 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 14,318 |
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| 21 & Under | 440 |
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| 22-24 | 4,657 |
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| 25-29 | 5,285 |
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| 30-34 | 2,009 |
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| 35-39 | 934 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,303 |
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Online Population
At Ohio State University-Main Campus graduate schools, 2,394 students enrolled online exclusively and 3,021 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 14,628 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,394 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 3,021 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 9,213 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,394 |
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| Ohio Resident | 1,791 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 585 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 18 |
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