Ohio State University-Main Campus (OSU) is a four-year, public school located in Columbus, OH.
It offers 243 graduate programs - 123 Master's, 100 Doctorate, 19 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,497 for in-state and $41,227 for out-of-state students.
A total of 14,417 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 60,540 students at OSU. OSU offers online graduate programs and 2,178 out of 14,417 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 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,497 for Ohio residents and $41,227 for out-of-state students. It offers 243 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 | 14,571 students
2,178 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$13,497
Out-of-State$41,227 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 243 Graduate Programs
123 Master's, 100 Doctorate, 20 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Ohio State University-Main Campus
The following tables describe 2023-2024 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 $13,497 and $41,227 for non-Ohio residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $782 for Ohio residents and $2,515 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $12,515 | $40,245 |
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| Fees | $982 | $982 |
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| Cost per Credit | $782 | $2,515 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,030 |
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| Room & Board | $14,272 (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 | $31,869 | $59,599 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,635 | $59,365 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $12,425 | $12,425 | $12,425 | $12,997 | $13,497 |
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| Out-of-State | $36,009 | $37,141 | $38,377 | $39,598 | $41,227 |
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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 243 major areas - 123 Master's, 100 Doctorate, 19 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 2,947 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,784 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 | 2,947 | 1,784 | 254 | - |
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| Men | 1,169 | 753 | 95 | - |
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| Women | 1,778 | 1,031 | 159 | - |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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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| Portuguese Language and Literature | 2 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | 9 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | 4 |
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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 | |
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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 14,571 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 6,058 male and 8,513 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 10,161 full-time and 4,410 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,178 students enrolled through online exclusively and 3,431 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 8,270 White, 923 Black, and 889 Asian students are attending at Ohio State University-Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
358 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,257 students are older than 65. It has 9,995 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,807 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 14,571 |
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| Men | 6,058 |
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| Women | 8,513 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 14,571 |
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| Full-time Students | 10,161 |
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| Part-time Students | 4,410 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 14,571 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 11 |
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| Asian | 889 |
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| Black | 923 |
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| Hispanic | 940 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 8,270 |
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| Two or more races | 480 |
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| Un-Known | 632 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 14,571 |
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| 21 & Under | 358 |
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| 22-24 | 4,583 |
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| 25-29 | 5,412 |
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| 30-34 | 1,912 |
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| 35-39 | 895 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,257 |
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Online Population
At Ohio State University-Main Campus graduate schools, 2,178 students enrolled online exclusively and 3,431 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 14,417 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,178 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 3,431 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 8,808 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,178 |
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| Ohio Resident | 1,647 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 499 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 32 |
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