Graduate Schools by State

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Graduate School Statistics By State

In United States, total 2,093 schools out of 6,292 colleges offer graduate programs. The 2023 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,505 for State residents and $19,756 for out-of-state in public schools. In private schools, the average graduate schools is $19,305 for academic year 2022-2023. Total 3,247,232 graduate students are attending graduate schools.
California has the most graduate schools of 202 schools and Wyoming has the lowest number of 1 graduate schools. The graduate tuition of Massachusetts schools is the highest ($25,144) and Wyoming has the cheapest graduate tuition & fees of $7,239. California has the largest number of graduate students of 332,248. The next table shows the graduate school statistics by State. The graduate tuition & fees is based on 2022-2023 data and population is based on 2021-2022 data.
2022-2023 Graduate School Statistics By State
StateNumber of SchoolsGraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Student PopulationStudent to Faculty Ratio
Alaska 4 Graduate Schools
(9 Total Colleges)
$12,113 Residents
$12,112 Out-of-State
1,986 10.25 to 1
Alabama 38 Graduate Schools
(84 Total Colleges)
$9,892 Residents
$10,132 Out-of-State
52,645 14.97 to 1
Arkansas 18 Graduate Schools
(86 Total Colleges)
$7,828 Residents
$10,012 Out-of-State
21,792 15.71 to 1
Arizona 28 Graduate Schools
(106 Total Colleges)
$12,383 Residents
$14,762 Out-of-State
116,088 20.95 to 1
California 202 Graduate Schools
(658 Total Colleges)
$11,624 Residents
$18,899 Out-of-State
332,248 13.27 to 1
Colorado 33 Graduate Schools
(90 Total Colleges)
$12,242 Residents
$15,953 Out-of-State
61,101 15.32 to 1
Connecticut 22 Graduate Schools
(72 Total Colleges)
$14,560 Residents
$17,070 Out-of-State
37,829 11.62 to 1
District of Columbia 16 Graduate Schools
(23 Total Colleges)
$10,094 Residents
$23,853 Out-of-State
46,001 13.73 to 1
Delaware 5 Graduate Schools
(17 Total Colleges)
$11,819 Residents
$13,701 Out-of-State
10,662 17.40 to 1
Florida 108 Graduate Schools
(385 Total Colleges)
$9,981 Residents
$12,680 Out-of-State
137,620 15.00 to 1
Georgia 55 Graduate Schools
(162 Total Colleges)
$6,983 Residents
$11,431 Out-of-State
93,143 15.70 to 1
Hawaii 7 Graduate Schools
(23 Total Colleges)
$14,366 Residents
$15,490 Out-of-State
6,733 11.83 to 1
Iowa 28 Graduate Schools
(76 Total Colleges)
$11,845 Residents
$9,988 Out-of-State
28,326 12.96 to 1
Idaho 8 Graduate Schools
(35 Total Colleges)
$8,843 Residents
$7,699 Out-of-State
9,173 15.00 to 1
Illinois 83 Graduate Schools
(239 Total Colleges)
$12,102 Residents
$17,478 Out-of-State
158,623 12.05 to 1
Indiana 49 Graduate Schools
(132 Total Colleges)
$9,134 Residents
$15,235 Out-of-State
82,840 12.36 to 1
Kansas 28 Graduate Schools
(78 Total Colleges)
$8,793 Residents
$9,231 Out-of-State
28,214 13.20 to 1
Kentucky 27 Graduate Schools
(84 Total Colleges)
$10,985 Residents
$9,650 Out-of-State
60,360 14.26 to 1
Louisiana 22 Graduate Schools
(106 Total Colleges)
$9,177 Residents
$11,798 Out-of-State
35,767 16.14 to 1
Massachusetts 70 Graduate Schools
(146 Total Colleges)
$14,146 Residents
$25,144 Out-of-State
149,713 11.88 to 1
Maryland 33 Graduate Schools
(78 Total Colleges)
$12,946 Residents
$14,980 Out-of-State
75,375 12.57 to 1
Maine 13 Graduate Schools
(36 Total Colleges)
$9,546 Residents
$17,107 Out-of-State
9,574 12.42 to 1
Michigan 56 Graduate Schools
(170 Total Colleges)
$17,325 Residents
$17,258 Out-of-State
73,882 12.60 to 1
Minnesota 44 Graduate Schools
(105 Total Colleges)
$12,073 Residents
$11,375 Out-of-State
110,068 14.63 to 1
Missouri 59 Graduate Schools
(147 Total Colleges)
$9,310 Residents
$11,625 Out-of-State
73,456 12.86 to 1
Mississippi 16 Graduate Schools
(53 Total Colleges)
$8,633 Residents
$10,635 Out-of-State
24,304 15.00 to 1
Montana 8 Graduate Schools
(30 Total Colleges)
$7,074 Residents
$9,376 Out-of-State
6,152 13.25 to 1
North Carolina 61 Graduate Schools
(171 Total Colleges)
$8,258 Residents
$10,709 Out-of-State
81,583 12.58 to 1
North Dakota 11 Graduate Schools
(26 Total Colleges)
$8,730 Residents
$9,822 Out-of-State
8,478 12.91 to 1
Nebraska 20 Graduate Schools
(38 Total Colleges)
$7,666 Residents
$10,448 Out-of-State
25,027 13.20 to 1
New Hampshire 13 Graduate Schools
(34 Total Colleges)
$17,051 Residents
$17,034 Out-of-State
35,110 15.30 to 1
New Jersey 37 Graduate Schools
(151 Total Colleges)
$17,599 Residents
$18,872 Out-of-State
65,819 13.54 to 1
New Mexico 13 Graduate Schools
(42 Total Colleges)
$6,643 Residents
$9,214 Out-of-State
13,888 11.64 to 1
Nevada 7 Graduate Schools
(38 Total Colleges)
$6,072 Residents
$16,370 Out-of-State
12,124 11.00 to 1
New York 156 Graduate Schools
(418 Total Colleges)
$12,252 Residents
$19,219 Out-of-State
245,918 13.28 to 1
Ohio 76 Graduate Schools
(285 Total Colleges)
$12,389 Residents
$14,419 Out-of-State
88,881 13.66 to 1
Oklahoma 25 Graduate Schools
(99 Total Colleges)
$6,937 Residents
$9,743 Out-of-State
27,687 14.43 to 1
Oregon 27 Graduate Schools
(72 Total Colleges)
$18,130 Residents
$17,371 Out-of-State
27,990 12.68 to 1
Pennsylvania 111 Graduate Schools
(328 Total Colleges)
$20,885 Residents
$19,109 Out-of-State
148,766 12.26 to 1
Rhode Island 12 Graduate Schools
(22 Total Colleges)
$13,323 Residents
$20,585 Out-of-State
11,532 12.27 to 1
South Carolina 31 Graduate Schools
(92 Total Colleges)
$12,753 Residents
$10,726 Out-of-State
27,123 14.25 to 1
South Dakota 16 Graduate Schools
(28 Total Colleges)
$7,435 Residents
$10,135 Out-of-State
7,607 12.80 to 1
Tennessee 50 Graduate Schools
(149 Total Colleges)
$11,408 Residents
$14,125 Out-of-State
52,400 12.79 to 1
Texas 110 Graduate Schools
(410 Total Colleges)
$8,172 Residents
$13,026 Out-of-State
208,172 14.74 to 1
Utah 14 Graduate Schools
(63 Total Colleges)
$8,433 Residents
$8,062 Out-of-State
62,299 20.25 to 1
Virginia 57 Graduate Schools
(151 Total Colleges)
$15,005 Residents
$13,471 Out-of-State
116,277 13.88 to 1
Vermont 14 Graduate Schools
(18 Total Colleges)
$13,178 Residents
$17,252 Out-of-State
5,996 10.91 to 1
Washington 32 Graduate Schools
(103 Total Colleges)
$15,045 Residents
$18,027 Out-of-State
39,365 13.08 to 1
Wisconsin 43 Graduate Schools
(92 Total Colleges)
$9,322 Residents
$13,005 Out-of-State
40,871 14.51 to 1
West Virginia 19 Graduate Schools
(68 Total Colleges)
$9,318 Residents
$10,738 Out-of-State
21,159 13.67 to 1
Wyoming 1 Graduate Schools
(10 Total Colleges)
$7,239 Residents
$7,239 Out-of-State
2,610 14.00 to 1
Average2,093 graduate schools $11,505 Residents
$19,756 Out-of-State
3,247,232 13.68 to 1
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