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 Name | Winston-Salem State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 516 students
405 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$6,597
Out-of-State$17,132 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 16 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
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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-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $3,872 | $14,407 |
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| Fees | $2,725 | $2,725 |
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| Cost per Credit | $215 | $800 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,690 |
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| Room & Board | $11,484 (On-Campus) / $10,800 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,492 (On-Campus) / $4,831 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $23,263 | $33,798 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $23,918 | $34,453 |
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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 | $6,412 | $6,718 | $6,747 | $7,206 | $6,597 |
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| Out-of-State | $16,527 | $17,253 | $17,282 | $17,741 | $17,132 |
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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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 122 | 48 | - | 4 |
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| Men | 18 | 13 | - | - |
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| Women | 104 | 35 | - | 4 |
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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.
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
| Total | 516 |
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| Men | 100 |
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| Women | 416 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 516 |
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| Full-time Students | 318 |
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| Part-time Students | 198 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 516 |
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| Asian | 7 |
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| Black | 306 |
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| Hispanic | 24 |
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| White | 130 |
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| Two or more races | 19 |
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| Un-Known | 12 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 516 |
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| 21 & Under | 16 |
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| 22-24 | 154 |
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| 25-29 | 143 |
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| 30-34 | 63 |
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| 35-39 | 53 |
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| 40 & Over | 161 |
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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 Enrollment | 590 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 405 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 126 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 59 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 405 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 348 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 50 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 7 |
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