Online Degrees and Programs at Winston-Salem State University

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 581 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.

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.

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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.

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 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).

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.

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