Graduate Programs at Winston-Salem State University

Graduate School Overview

Winston-Salem State University (referred to as WSSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Winston-Salem, NC. Winston-Salem State University is a historically black school. Winston-Salem State University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1947 - Current).

WSSU Directory Information
School Name	Winston-Salem State University (WSSU)
Address	601 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27110-0001
Phone	336-750-2000
Web	https://www.wssu.edu
Online Application	https://www1.cfnc.org/applications/University_of_North_Carolina/apply.html?application_id=1552
Financial Info	https://www.wssu.edu/admissions/scholarships-and-financial-aid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Winston-Salem State University is $6,747 for North Carolina residents and $17,282 for out-of-state students. The school has 491 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,004 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 49 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 12 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,282 $6,747 for North Carolina Residents
Student Population	491
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	49 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Winston-Salem State University is $6,747 for North Carolina residents and $17,282 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $215 for North Carolina residents and $800 for out-of-state students.

Winston-Salem State University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

Winston-Salem State University 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	12 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Winston-Salem State University is $6,747 for North Carolina residents and $17,282 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.17% 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
	North Carolina Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$3,872	$2,540	$13,987	$2,540
2019-2020	$3,872	$2,540	$13,987	$2,540
2020-2021	$3,872	$2,540	$13,987	$2,540
2021-2022	$3,872	$2,846	$14,407	$2,846
2022-2023	$3,872	$2,875	$14,407	$2,875

The graduate school tuition & fees of WSSU is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,206 (public) / $15,785 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Winston-Salem State University	$6,747	$17,282
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,434	$17,527
Public	$8,258	$22,206
Private	$15,785

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,478 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Winston-Salem State University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.50% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,315. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$10,319	$2,611	$8,729	$4,304
2019-2020	$10,575	$2,696	$8,943	$4,389
2020-2021	$10,888	$2,696	$9,087	$4,389
2021-2022	$11,440	$3,226	$10,057	$5,258
2022-2023	$11,220	$3,226	$10,057	$5,258

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $215 for North Carolina residents and $800 for other students at Winston-Salem State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	North Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$484	$1,748
2019-2020	$484	$1,748
2020-2021	$484	$1,748
2021-2022	$215	$800
2022-2023	$215	$800

Graduate Programs at WSSU

Winston-Salem State University offers 15 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, 194 students have completed their study at Winston-Salem State University.

Offered Degrees at Winston-Salem State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	3	132
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	59
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	3	0
Post Master's Degree	2	1	3
Total	15	8	194

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Winston-Salem State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Nursing Practice program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Health/Health Care Administration/Management program with 36 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 55 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Winston-Salem State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✔	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	0	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Winston-Salem State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	36	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	30	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	13	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	12	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Winston-Salem State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✔	55	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-

Winston-Salem State University offers 15 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 194 students have completed their graduate studies.

132 students have earned/completed Master's program.
59 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
3 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	105 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	36	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✔	12	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	30	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	12	-
	Total	132

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	59 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✔	55	-
Nursing Practice	✕	4	-
	Total	59

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	0	-
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at WSSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 500 students enrolled into Winston-Salem State University graduate schools where it has total 5,004 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 361 full-time and 139 part-time graduate students. By gender, 95 male and 405 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	500	95	405
Full-time	361	66	295
Part-tme	139	29	110

Winston-Salem State University is a historically black school and 238 (47.60% of total students) students are Black/African American at Winston-Salem State University. There are 140 White (28.00%), 20 Hispanic (4.00%), 10 Asian (2.00%), and 92 students with other races. 22 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	500	95	405
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	10	2	8
Black/African American	238	37	201
Hispanic	20	4	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	140	29	111
Two More	18	1	17
Un-Known	49	11	38
Non-resident Alien	22	11	11

Winston-Salem State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 359 graduate students (71.80% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 42 graduate students (8.40% 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	500
Enrolled Online Exclusively	359
Enrolled Some Online Courses	42
Not in Online Courses	99

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Winston-Salem State University. 143 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.60% of total students), 40 students are aged above 50 (8.00%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Winston-Salem State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	500	95	405
Age 20-21	6	4	2
Age 22-24	137	20	117
Age 25-29	139	32	107
Age 30-34	65	16	49
Age 35-39	40	8	32
Age 40-49	73	10	63
Age 50-64	39	5	34
Over 64	1	0	1

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