Online Degrees and Programs at Washington State University

Washington State University offers 380 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 7 major programs - 3 Masters and 4 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $13,391 for Washington residents and $29,950 for out-of-state students.

Total 3,979 students out of total 25,685 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 181 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Washington State University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Washington State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Washington residents, the tuition & fees are $13,391 and $29,950 for non-Washington residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $14,845 and $30,467 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $596 for Washington residents and $1,423 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $683 for Washington residents and $1,464 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Washington State University offers 380 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 7 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Masters, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

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

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Washington State University, there are 25,685 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,407 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,979 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,428 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,979 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,297 Washington Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 629 students living in the U.S. States other than Washington, and 51 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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