Washington State University (Washington State) is a four-year, public school located in Pullman, WA.

It offers 224 graduate programs - 90 Master's, 78 Doctorate, 52 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,400 for in-state and $29,567 for out-of-state students.

A total of 4,927 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 27,539 students at Washington State. Washington State offers online graduate programs and 1,258 out of 4,927 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Washington State have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. In addition, you can find Washington State'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 $14,400 for Washington residents and $29,567 for out-of-state students. It offers 224 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWashington State University
TypeFour-year, Public
AddressFrench Administration Building, Pullman, WA
Graduate School Students5,565 students
1,258 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,400
Out-of-State$29,567
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 224 Graduate Programs
90 Master's, 78 Doctorate, 56 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Washington State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Washington State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Washington residents, the tuition & fees are $14,400 and $29,567 for non-Washington residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $663 for Washington residents and $1,422 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$12,675$27,842
Fees$1,725$1,725
Cost per Credit$663$1,422
Books & Supplies$762
Room & Board$13,131 (On-Campus) / $13,131 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,642 (On-Campus) / $3,642 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$31,935$47,102
Off-Campus Total$31,935$47,102

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Washington State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 224 major areas - 90 Master's (2 online programs), 78 Doctorate, 52 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 1,070 students have been conferred Master's degree and 617 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,07061778260
Men54723929624
Women52337848636

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agronomy and Crop Science9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Horticultural Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Soil Science and Agronomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary Infectious Diseases11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mass Communication/Media Studies41 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Health CommunicationONLINE NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community College EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and Research NOT OFFER
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching42 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFER 322 NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Technical Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Software Engineering4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nuclear EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
NanotechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Nutrition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Development and Family Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Development and AgingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Child DevelopmentNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Apparel and Textiles5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER
Botany/Plant Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Zoology/Animal Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entomology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Animal Genetics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology and Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
BioinformaticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Biotechnology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental ChemistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Optics/Optical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Criminology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER
International EconomicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Interior Design3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Healthcare InnovationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 60
Athletic Training/Trainer14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Medical PhysicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 39 NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
FinanceNOT OFFER 116 NOT OFFER
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 56 NOT OFFER
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFER 77 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Washington State graduate schools have a total of 5,565 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 2,489 male and 3,076 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 3,586 full-time and 1,979 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,258 students enrolled through online exclusively and 128 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 3,126 White, 161 Black, and 511 Asian students are attending at Washington State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

74 grad students are younger than 22 and 674 students are older than 65. It has 2,769 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,410 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total5,565
Men2,489
Women3,076
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total5,565
Full-time Students3,586
Part-time Students1,979
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total5,565
American Indian /
Native American
24
Asian511
Black161
Hispanic448
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
7
White3,126
Two or more races245
Un-Known194
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total5,565
21 & Under74
22-241,003
25-291,766
30-34916
35-39494
40 & Over674

Online Population

At Washington State University graduate schools, 1,258 students enrolled online exclusively and 128 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,927
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,258
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses128
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,541
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,258
Washington Resident609
Other State In U.S.632
Outside of U.S.16