Portland State University (Portland State) is a four-year, public school located in Portland, OR.
It offers 203 graduate programs - 87 Master's, 25 Doctorate, and 91 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,745 for in-state and $23,334 for out-of-state students.
A total of 4,537 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 19,951 students at Portland State. Portland State offers online graduate programs and 732 out of 4,537 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Portland State'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 $17,745 for Oregon residents and $23,334 for out-of-state students. It offers 203 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Portland State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 724 SW Harrison, Portland, OR |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,559 students
732 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$17,745
Out-of-State$23,334 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 203 Graduate Programs
87 Master's, 25 Doctorate, 91 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Portland State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Portland State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Oregon residents, the tuition & fees are $17,745 and $23,334 for non-Oregon residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $477 for Oregon residents and $711 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $15,741 | $21,330 |
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| Fees | $2,004 | $2,004 |
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| Cost per Credit | $477 | $711 |
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| Books & Supplies | $732 |
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| Room & Board | $13,728 (On-Campus) / $13,728 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,250 (On-Campus) / $2,250 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $34,455 | $40,044 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $34,455 | $40,044 |
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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 | $16,293 | $16,518 | $16,854 | $17,202 | $17,745 |
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| Out-of-State | $23,784 | $24,009 | $22,296 | $24,693 | $23,334 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Portland State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 203 major areas - 87 Master's, 25 Doctorate, 91 Post-Bachelor's. 1,414 students have been conferred Master's degree and 121 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 | 1,414 | 121 | 578 | - |
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| Men | 534 | 43 | 202 | - |
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| Women | 880 | 78 | 376 | - |
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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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| History | 16 |
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Graduate Student Population
Portland State graduate schools have a total of 4,559 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,711 male and 2,848 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,326 full-time and 2,233 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 732 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,018 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,535 White, 131 Black, and 272 Asian students are attending at Portland State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
13 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,030 students are older than 65. It has 1,962 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,532 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,559 |
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| Men | 1,711 |
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| Women | 2,848 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,559 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,326 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,233 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,559 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 22 |
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| Asian | 272 |
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| Black | 131 |
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| Hispanic | 570 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 8 |
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| White | 2,535 |
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| Two or more races | 254 |
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| Un-Known | 65 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,559 |
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| 21 & Under | 13 |
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| 22-24 | 596 |
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| 25-29 | 1,366 |
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| 30-34 | 932 |
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| 35-39 | 600 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,030 |
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Online Population
At Portland State University graduate schools, 732 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,018 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,537 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 732 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,018 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,787 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 732 |
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| Oregon Resident | 595 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 121 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 16 |
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