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Washington State University Graduate School

Washington State University (referred to as Washington State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Pullman, WA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Washington State is $14,400 for Washington residents and $29,567 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,927 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 27,539 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Washington State University (referred to as Washington State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Pullman, WA.
The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (4/1/1918 - Current).
Washington State Directory Information
School NameWashington State University (Washington State)
AddressFrench Administration Building, Pullman, WA 99164-5910
Phone509-335-3564
Webhttps://wsu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admission.wsu.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://finaid.wsu.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Washington State is $14,400 for Washington residents and $29,567 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,927 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 27,539 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 362 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$29,567
$14,400 for Washington Residents
Student Population4,927
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs362 graduate programs
(4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Washington State is $14,400 for Washington residents and $29,567 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $647 for Washington residents and $1,387 for out-of-state students.
Washington State offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Washington Residents$14,400
Out-of-State$29,567
Tuition per Credit Hour
Washington Residents$647
Out-of-State$1,387
Washington 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)4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • 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 Washington State University is $14,400 for Washington residents and $29,567 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.45% 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
Washington ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$11,224$1,578$24,656$1,578
2019-2020$11,493$1,602$25,248$1,602
2020-2021$11,781$1,682$25,879$1,682
2021-2022$12,076$1,664$26,526$1,664
2022-2023$12,366$1,697$27,163$1,697
2023-2024$12,675$1,725$27,842$1,725
The graduate school tuition & fees of Washington State is average compared to public graduate schools in Washington. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Washington graduate tuition is $29,846 (public) / $22,045 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Washington State University$14,400$29,567
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Washington Graduate Schools$18,799$24,306
Public$15,456$29,846
Private$22,045
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,773 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Washington State.
On-campus living costs are increased by 4.30% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,773. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.30% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,398$3,542$11,398$3,542
2019-2020$11,648$3,542$11,648$3,542
2020-2021$11,848$3,542$11,848$3,542
2021-2022$11,848$3,542$11,848$3,542
2022-2023$12,396$3,686$12,396$3,686
2023-2024$13,131$3,642$13,131$3,642
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $663 for Washington residents and $1,421 for other students at Washington State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.45% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Washington ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$589$1,260
2019-2020$603$1,291
2020-2021$617$1,322
2021-2022$631$1,354
2022-2023$647$1,387
2023-2024$663$1,421
The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Washington State.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Washington State University
Washington ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
Pharmacy$24,878$782$42,148$782
Veterinary Medicine$26,774$1,697$62,378$1,697

Graduate Programs at Washington State

Washington State University offers 220 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, 2,662 students have completed their study at Washington State University.
Offered Degrees at Washington State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree9021,149
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship720330
Doctor's degree - other30346
Post Bachelor's Degree522775
Post Master's Degree3062
Total22042,662
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Washington State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teacher Education, Multiple Levels program with 321 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 521 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 154 completers.
Washington State University offers 220 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,662 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,149 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 346 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 775 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 62 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Animal Sciences✕1-
Food Science✕5-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕2-
Horticultural Science✕7-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕3-
Veterinary Infectious Diseases✕11-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕7-
Environmental Studies✕--
Environmental Science✕9-
Architecture [+] ✕ 24 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕--
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕24-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ --
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕--
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (1 completers) 67 completers$51,800
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕60-
Health Communication✔7-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Computer Science✕43-
Education [+] ✕ 90 completers-
Education✕--
Curriculum and Instruction✕5-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕5$69,600
Adult and Continuing Education Administration✕--
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕--
Educational Evaluation and Research✕7-
Special Education and Teaching✕5-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness✕--
Elementary Education and Teaching✕36-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕30-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕--
Technical Teacher Education✕--
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕2-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕--
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor✕--
Engineering [+] ✔ (1 completers) 101 completers-
Engineering✕3-
Agricultural Engineering✕2-
Chemical Engineering✕6-
Civil Engineering✕24-
Computer Engineering✕1-
Computer Software Engineering✔2-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕26-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕2-
Materials Engineering✕5-
Mechanical Engineering✕30-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✕25$106,400
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ --
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕--
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Human Nutrition✕--
Human Development and Family Studies✕1-
Apparel and Textiles✕4-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2 completers-
English Language and Literature✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Biochemistry✕--
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕7-
Botany/Plant Biology✕1-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕3-
Plant Physiology✕--
Plant Molecular Biology✕--
Microbiology✕--
Zoology/Animal Biology✕--
Entomology✕3-
Animal Genetics✕--
Exercise Physiology✕16-
Pharmacology and Toxicology✕--
Biotechnology✕--
Neuroscience✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Applied Mathematics✕10-
Statistics✕16-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕5-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕10-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ --
Philosophy✕--
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Chemistry✕6-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕5-
Psychology [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Psychology✕7-
Counseling Psychology✕--
Human Services [+] ✕ --
Public Policy Analysis✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Anthropology✕8-
Criminology✕6-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕5-
Political Science and Government✕3-
Sociology✕6-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Interior Design✕5-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕--
Fine/Studio Arts✕6-
Music✕8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕25-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕--
Athletic Training/Trainer✕13-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕--
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕12$101,100
Business [+] ✕ 521 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕521$96,500
Accounting✕-$57,800
History [+] ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total1,149
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Animal Sciences✕2-
Food Science✕4-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕7-
Horticultural Science✕6-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕2-
Veterinary Infectious Diseases✕8-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕8-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕4-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Computer Science✕4-
Education [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Education✕--
Curriculum and Instruction✕--
Educational Leadership and Administration✕3$122,700
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕--
Community College Education✕--
Educational Evaluation and Research✕2-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✕5-
Special Education and Teaching✕4-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕--
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕--
Mathematics Teacher Education✕4-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕4-
Engineering [+] ✕ 73 completers-
Agricultural Engineering✕13-
Chemical Engineering✕9-
Civil Engineering✕5-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕16-
Engineering Science✕3-
Materials Engineering✕10-
Mechanical Engineering✕17-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✕6-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 6 completers-
English Language and Literature✕6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕4-
Biochemistry✕--
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕7-
Botany/Plant Biology✕4-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕3-
Plant Molecular Biology✕11-
Microbiology✕--
Zoology/Animal Biology✕1-
Entomology✕2-
Animal Genetics✕--
Exercise Physiology✕--
Pharmacology and Toxicology✕--
Neuroscience✕1-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Applied Mathematics✕8-
Statistics✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ --
Nutrition Sciences✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ --
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕--
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Chemistry✕11-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Physics✕7-
Materials Science✕--
Psychology [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Psychology✕9-
Counseling Psychology✕3-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Anthropology✕3-
Criminology✕5-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕14-
Political Science and Government✕3-
Sociology✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 60 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕--
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕8-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕51$103,500
Nursing Science✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕3-
Accounting✕2-
Finance✕1-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕--
Management Information Systems✕1-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕3-
History [+] ✕ 2 completers-
History✕2-
Total330
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 136 completers-
Veterinary Medicine✕136-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 210 completers-
Medicine✕56-
Pharmacy✕154-
Total346
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (2 completers) 10 completers-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✔8-
Health Communication✔2-
Education [+] ✕ 333 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕6-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration✕--
Educational Evaluation and Research✕6-
Special Education and Teaching✕--
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕321-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕--
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✕50-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ --
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕--
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ --
Human Nutrition✕--
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕1-
Biotechnology✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ --
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ --
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ --
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕--
Business [+] ✕ 229 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕24-
Finance✕121-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕8-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕76-
Total775
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ --
Veterinary Medicine✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ --
Total62

Graduate Student Population at Washington State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,927 students enrolled into Washington State University graduate schools where it has total 27,539 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,316 full-time and 1,611 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,094 male and 2,833 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,9272,0942,833
Full-time3,3161,3361,980
Part-tme1,611758853
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 2,759 White (56.00%), 137 Black/African American (2.78%), 393 Hispanic (7.98%), 411 Asian (8.34%), and 1,227 students with other races. 789 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,9272,0942,833
American Indian/Native American26917
Asian411150261
Black/African American1376869
Hispanic393161232
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander936
White2,7591,1141,645
Two More23583152
Un-Known1687791
Non-resident Alien789429360
Washington State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,258 graduate students (25.53% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 128 graduate students (2.60% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total4,927
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,258
Enrolled Some Online Courses128
Not in Online Courses3,541
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Washington State University. 1,077 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.86% of total students), 182 students are aged above 50 (3.69%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Washington State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,9272,0942,833
Age 20-21741658
Age 22-241,003320683
Age 25-291,7667601,006
Age 30-34916442474
Age 35-39494242252
Age 40-49492229263
Age 50-641778493
Over 64514

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