Graduate Programs at Portland State University

Graduate School Overview

Portland State University (referred to as Portland State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Portland, OR.

The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (12/1/1956 - Current).

Portland State Directory Information
School Name	Portland State University (Portland State)
Address	724 SW Harrison, Portland, OR 97201
Phone	503-725-3000
Web	https://www.pdx.edu
Online Application	https://www.pdx.edu/undergraduate-admissions/freshman-how-when-to-apply
Financial Info	https://www.pdx.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Portland State is $17,202 for Oregon residents and $24,693 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,747 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 21,609 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 282 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,693 $17,202 for Oregon Residents
Student Population	4,747
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	282 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Portland State is $17,202 for Oregon residents and $24,693 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $456 for Oregon residents and $683 for out-of-state students.

Portland State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Oregon Residents	$17,202
Out-of-State	$24,693
Tuition per Credit Hour
Oregon Residents	$456
Out-of-State	$683

Portland State offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Portland State University is $17,202 for Oregon residents and $24,693 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 10.75% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Oregon Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,178	$1,410	$17,010	$1,410
2019-2020	$11,718	$1,500	$17,847	$1,500
2020-2021	$14,652	$1,641	$22,143	$1,641
2021-2022	$14,817	$1,701	$22,308	$1,701
2022-2023	$15,048	$1,806	$20,490	$1,806
2023-2024	$15,279	$1,923	$22,770	$1,923

The graduate school tuition & fees of Portland State is average compared to public graduate schools in Oregon. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Oregon graduate tuition is $26,845 (public) / $22,682 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Portland State University	$17,202	$24,693
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Oregon Graduate Schools	$19,235	$23,389
Public	$19,050	$26,845
Private	$22,682

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,987 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Portland State.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -9.94% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,987. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -9.94% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,215	$2,502	$13,215	$2,502
2019-2020	$13,611	$2,502	$13,611	$2,502
2020-2021	$13,500	$3,210	$13,500	$3,210
2021-2022	$13,500	$3,210	$13,500	$3,210
2022-2023	$14,940	$2,811	$14,940	$2,811
2023-2024	$13,728	$2,259	$13,728	$2,259

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $465 for Oregon residents and $756 for other students at Portland State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 10.69% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Oregon Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$414	$630
2019-2020	$434	$661
2020-2021	$444	$671
2021-2022	$449	$676
2022-2023	$456	$683
2023-2024	$465	$756

Graduate Programs at Portland State

Portland State University offers 188 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 2,480 students have completed their study at Portland State University.

Offered Degrees at Portland State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	80	1,525
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	25	104
Post Bachelor's Degree	83	851
Total	188	2,480

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Portland State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) program with 395 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 260 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Chemistry program with 11 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Portland State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	395	-
Accounting	✕	46	-
Child Development	✕	34	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	29	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	24	-

Popular Master's Programs at Portland State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	260	$47,200
Education	✕	136	$43,800
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	105	-
Computer Science	✕	77	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	71	$40,700

Popular Doctorate Programs at Portland State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Chemistry	✕	11	-
Community Psychology	✕	9	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	8	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	6	-

Portland State University offers 188 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 2,480 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,525 students have earned/completed Master's program.
851 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	6	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✕	8	-
Architecture [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Architecture	✕	9	$49,400
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	33	$50,300
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	9	-
Publishing	✕	26	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	77 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	77	-
Education [+]	✕	391 completers	$43,800
Education	✕	136	$43,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	25	$53,200
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	71	$40,700
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	60	$46,300
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	47	$42,500
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	27	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	25	$23,000
Engineering [+]	✕	159 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	13	$61,300
Computer Software Engineering	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	-	$90,700
Materials Engineering	✕	19	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	20	-
Systems Engineering	✕	2	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	105	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	19	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	1	-
Japanese Language and Literature	✕	4	-
German Language and Literature	✕	1	-
French Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	46 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	8	-
Writing	✕	-	$33,600
Creative Writing	✕	22	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	16	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Biostatistics	✕	9	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	65 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	20	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	36	-
Statistics	✕	9	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	-	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	4	$38,800
Systems Science and Theory	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	7	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	-	-
Physics	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Psychology	✕	8	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	309 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	39	$54,900
Public Policy Analysis	✕	10	-
Social Work	✕	260	$47,200
Social Sciences [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	-	-
Anthropology	✕	7	-
Economics	✕	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	6	-
Geography	✕	9	-
Political Science and Government	✕	5	-
Sociology	✕	5	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	5	-
Music	✕	-	-
Music Performance	✕	6	-
Conducting	✕	3	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	106 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	39	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	13	-
Public Health	✕	30	-
Environmental Health	✕	4	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	20	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	132 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	50	$77,900
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	20	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	2	-
Finance	✕	2	$77,500
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	23	-
Real Estate	✕	22	-
Taxation	✕	13	-
History [+]	✕	14 completers	-
History	✕	14	-
	Total	1,525

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	5	-
Environmental Science	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	1	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	4	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	6	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Systems Science and Theory	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	11	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Community Psychology	✕	9	-
Human Services [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	4	-
Social Work	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Sociology	✕	3	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Public Health	✕	6	-
	Total	104

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Education	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	6	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	12	-
Engineering [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	-	-
Materials Engineering	✕	17	-
Systems Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	3	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biostatistics	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Statistics	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	8	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	6	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Public Health	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	4	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	6	-
Real Estate	✕	14	-
Taxation	✕	1	-
	Total	851

Graduate Student Population at Portland State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,747 students enrolled into Portland State University graduate schools where it has total 21,609 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,442 full-time and 2,305 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,708 male and 3,039 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,747	1,708	3,039
Full-time	2,442	898	1,544
Part-tme	2,305	810	1,495

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,685 White (56.56%), 145 Black/African American (3.05%), 585 Hispanic (12.32%), 287 Asian (6.05%), and 1,045 students with other races. 664 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,747	1,708	3,039
American Indian/Native American	66	17	49
Asian	287	87	200
Black/African American	145	55	90
Hispanic	585	181	404
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0	6
White	2,685	922	1,763
Two More	231	71	160
Un-Known	78	32	46
Non-resident Alien	664	343	321

Portland State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 826 graduate students (17.40% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,377 graduate students (29.01% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	4,747
Enrolled Online Exclusively	826
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,377
Not in Online Courses	2,544

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Portland State University. 640 students are aged 20 to 24 (13.48% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 318 students are aged above 50 (6.70%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Portland State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,747	1,708	3,039
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	19	4	15
Age 22-24	621	229	392
Age 25-29	1,422	496	926
Age 30-34	1,009	400	609
Age 35-39	668	251	417
Age 40-49	689	227	462
Age 50-64	286	86	200
Over 64	32	14	18

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