Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a four-year, public school located in Winston-Salem, NC.

It offers 15 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,206 for in-state and $17,741 for out-of-state students.

A total of 491 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,004 students at WSSU. WSSU offers online graduate programs and 304 out of 491 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 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,206 for North Carolina residents and $17,741 for out-of-state students. It offers fifteen (15) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWinston-Salem State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC
Graduate School Students500 students
304 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,206
Out-of-State$17,741
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 15 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Winston-Salem State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 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 $7,206 and $17,741 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.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$3,872$14,407
Fees$3,334$3,334
Cost per Credit$215$800
Books & Supplies$1,690
Room & Board$11,484 (On-Campus) / $10,800 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,492 (On-Campus) / $4,831 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,872$34,407
Off-Campus Total$24,527$35,062

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 15 major areas - 7 Master's (3 online programs), 2 Doctorate (1 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor's (3 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 126 students have been conferred Master's degree and 41 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
Total1264112
Men1912--
Women1072912

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
Computer and Information Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management30ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor16ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

WSSU graduate schools have a total of 500 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 95 male and 405 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 361 full-time and 139 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 304 students enrolled through online exclusively and 88 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 140 White, 238 Black, and 10 Asian students are attending at Winston-Salem State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

4 grad students are younger than 22 and 101 students are older than 65. It has 269 students aged between 22 and 30 and 117 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total500
Men95
Women405
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total500
Full-time Students361
Part-time Students139
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total500
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian10
Black238
Hispanic20
White140
Two or more races18
Un-Known49
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total500
21 & Under4
22-24131
25-29138
30-3458
35-3959
40 & Over101

Online Population

At Winston-Salem State University graduate schools, 304 students enrolled online exclusively and 88 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment491
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses304
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses88
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses99
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses304
North Carolina Resident263
Other State In U.S.32
Outside of U.S.9