Graduate Schools by State

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Graduate School Statistics By State

In United States, total 2,159 schools out of 6,297 colleges offer graduate programs. The 2023 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,479 for State residents and $19,789 for out-of-state in public schools. In private schools, the average graduate schools is $19,366 for academic year 2022-2023. Total 3,211,578 graduate students are attending graduate schools.
California has the most graduate schools of 207 schools and Wyoming has the lowest number of 1 graduate schools. The graduate tuition of Massachusetts schools is the highest ($25,125) and Wyoming has the cheapest graduate tuition & fees of $7,239. California has the largest number of graduate students of 322,290. 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
1,814 9.75 to 1
Alabama 39 Graduate Schools
(84 Total Colleges)
$9,892 Residents
$10,132 Out-of-State
51,861 15.48 to 1
Arkansas 20 Graduate Schools
(87 Total Colleges)
$7,576 Residents
$9,722 Out-of-State
23,490 17.16 to 1
Arizona 30 Graduate Schools
(106 Total Colleges)
$11,458 Residents
$14,961 Out-of-State
118,177 22.04 to 1
California 207 Graduate Schools
(659 Total Colleges)
$11,472 Residents
$18,884 Out-of-State
322,290 12.97 to 1
Colorado 33 Graduate Schools
(90 Total Colleges)
$12,189 Residents
$15,929 Out-of-State
58,050 15.12 to 1
Connecticut 22 Graduate Schools
(72 Total Colleges)
$14,560 Residents
$17,070 Out-of-State
41,524 11.90 to 1
District of Columbia 16 Graduate Schools
(23 Total Colleges)
$10,094 Residents
$23,853 Out-of-State
44,181 16.27 to 1
Delaware 5 Graduate Schools
(17 Total Colleges)
$12,087 Residents
$13,809 Out-of-State
10,739 20.20 to 1
Florida 110 Graduate Schools
(385 Total Colleges)
$9,981 Residents
$12,680 Out-of-State
136,639 14.89 to 1
Georgia 58 Graduate Schools
(162 Total Colleges)
$6,983 Residents
$11,431 Out-of-State
93,284 15.63 to 1
Hawaii 7 Graduate Schools
(23 Total Colleges)
$14,366 Residents
$15,490 Out-of-State
6,867 10.83 to 1
Iowa 30 Graduate Schools
(76 Total Colleges)
$11,845 Residents
$9,988 Out-of-State
27,904 12.93 to 1
Idaho 9 Graduate Schools
(35 Total Colleges)
$8,843 Residents
$7,699 Out-of-State
8,929 16.22 to 1
Illinois 83 Graduate Schools
(239 Total Colleges)
$11,983 Residents
$17,460 Out-of-State
156,511 11.89 to 1
Indiana 51 Graduate Schools
(132 Total Colleges)
$9,134 Residents
$15,235 Out-of-State
88,310 12.07 to 1
Kansas 28 Graduate Schools
(77 Total Colleges)
$8,793 Residents
$9,430 Out-of-State
27,060 12.36 to 1
Kentucky 30 Graduate Schools
(84 Total Colleges)
$11,003 Residents
$9,654 Out-of-State
58,553 14.38 to 1
Louisiana 22 Graduate Schools
(106 Total Colleges)
$9,177 Residents
$11,798 Out-of-State
34,046 15.86 to 1
Massachusetts 70 Graduate Schools
(146 Total Colleges)
$14,054 Residents
$25,125 Out-of-State
147,601 11.36 to 1
Maryland 33 Graduate Schools
(78 Total Colleges)
$12,954 Residents
$14,983 Out-of-State
72,981 13.14 to 1
Maine 17 Graduate Schools
(36 Total Colleges)
$10,614 Residents
$17,606 Out-of-State
9,544 14.81 to 1
Michigan 58 Graduate Schools
(170 Total Colleges)
$17,502 Residents
$17,310 Out-of-State
72,851 12.60 to 1
Minnesota 46 Graduate Schools
(105 Total Colleges)
$12,241 Residents
$11,412 Out-of-State
105,231 14.00 to 1
Missouri 63 Graduate Schools
(149 Total Colleges)
$9,337 Residents
$11,631 Out-of-State
75,174 13.15 to 1
Mississippi 16 Graduate Schools
(53 Total Colleges)
$8,755 Residents
$10,696 Out-of-State
22,559 14.38 to 1
Montana 9 Graduate Schools
(30 Total Colleges)
$6,791 Residents
$9,973 Out-of-State
6,053 12.67 to 1
North Carolina 65 Graduate Schools
(171 Total Colleges)
$8,258 Residents
$10,709 Out-of-State
80,628 12.71 to 1
North Dakota 11 Graduate Schools
(26 Total Colleges)
$9,076 Residents
$10,043 Out-of-State
8,170 12.55 to 1
Nebraska 20 Graduate Schools
(38 Total Colleges)
$7,666 Residents
$10,448 Out-of-State
24,181 12.50 to 1
New Hampshire 14 Graduate Schools
(34 Total Colleges)
$17,051 Residents
$17,034 Out-of-State
34,281 13.27 to 1
New Jersey 37 Graduate Schools
(151 Total Colleges)
$17,807 Residents
$18,946 Out-of-State
67,353 13.51 to 1
New Mexico 13 Graduate Schools
(42 Total Colleges)
$6,961 Residents
$9,435 Out-of-State
13,116 12.27 to 1
Nevada 8 Graduate Schools
(38 Total Colleges)
$6,072 Residents
$16,370 Out-of-State
11,801 11.43 to 1
New York 162 Graduate Schools
(418 Total Colleges)
$12,252 Residents
$19,339 Out-of-State
244,107 13.07 to 1
Ohio 76 Graduate Schools
(285 Total Colleges)
$12,496 Residents
$14,455 Out-of-State
87,184 12.60 to 1
Oklahoma 26 Graduate Schools
(99 Total Colleges)
$6,937 Residents
$9,743 Out-of-State
28,481 14.54 to 1
Oregon 27 Graduate Schools
(72 Total Colleges)
$18,231 Residents
$17,405 Out-of-State
26,774 12.28 to 1
Pennsylvania 117 Graduate Schools
(328 Total Colleges)
$20,949 Residents
$19,126 Out-of-State
141,187 12.06 to 1
Rhode Island 12 Graduate Schools
(22 Total Colleges)
$13,323 Residents
$20,585 Out-of-State
11,417 11.91 to 1
South Carolina 35 Graduate Schools
(92 Total Colleges)
$12,753 Residents
$10,726 Out-of-State
26,894 14.41 to 1
South Dakota 16 Graduate Schools
(28 Total Colleges)
$6,756 Residents
$10,135 Out-of-State
7,672 13.20 to 1
Tennessee 51 Graduate Schools
(150 Total Colleges)
$11,181 Residents
$14,125 Out-of-State
51,794 12.72 to 1
Texas 111 Graduate Schools
(410 Total Colleges)
$8,172 Residents
$13,026 Out-of-State
210,035 14.77 to 1
Utah 15 Graduate Schools
(63 Total Colleges)
$8,433 Residents
$8,062 Out-of-State
64,193 20.69 to 1
Virginia 61 Graduate Schools
(152 Total Colleges)
$15,005 Residents
$13,471 Out-of-State
115,931 12.96 to 1
Vermont 14 Graduate Schools
(18 Total Colleges)
$13,178 Residents
$17,252 Out-of-State
5,739 11.18 to 1
Washington 31 Graduate Schools
(103 Total Colleges)
$15,045 Residents
$18,027 Out-of-State
38,487 12.28 to 1
Wisconsin 43 Graduate Schools
(92 Total Colleges)
$9,248 Residents
$13,195 Out-of-State
40,832 13.84 to 1
West Virginia 21 Graduate Schools
(68 Total Colleges)
$9,220 Residents
$11,160 Out-of-State
21,054 14.65 to 1
Wyoming 1 Graduate Schools
(10 Total Colleges)
$7,239 Residents
$7,239 Out-of-State
2,582 13.00 to 1
Average2,159 graduate schools $11,479 Residents
$19,789 Out-of-State
3,211,578 13.57 to 1
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