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The College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies at Wright State University is the smart choice. Convenient location, reasonable tuition, flexible scheduling, professional connections—all good reasons to join more than 2,000 graduate students and 900 honors students who made the smart choice this year.

Why Wright State?

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Graduate Programs

Choose one of our more than 150 graduate academic programs—master’s, doctoral, professional, certificate, licensure, or endorsement. Move up into a leadership role in your business or organization or prepare to start a new career. You’ll feel the spirit of innovation at Wright State while receiving excellent education.

Explore Graduate Programs

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Undergraduate Honors

The undergraduate Honors program at Wright State offers unique benefits—exclusive, smaller classes, priority class registration, unique research opportunities, the Honors Community residence hall, a wide range of scholarships, and innovative curriculum options.

Learn more about the undergraduate Honors program

Rankings

Wright State ranks among nation’s top graduate engineering and computer science programs in 2025 U.S. News rankings

Seven graduate programs offered by Wright State’s College of Engineering and Computer Science earned spots in the U.S. News Best Engineering School rankings.

Wright State’s Industrial and Human Factors Engineering program named one of top online graduate programs by U.S. News

Wright State’s Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering program is ranked second in Ohio and 34th nationally among online graduate engineering programs.

Success Stories

Wright State grad student helps engineers the future of AI computing at Amazon

From teaching graduate-level courses to researching hardware security, Sayed Nowroz's Wright State education has prepared him for a pivotal role in developing Amazon's next-generation AI computing infrastructure.

This future doctor means business

Wright State management major Matthew Correll brings leadership skills to medicine, following family legacy in psychiatry
When Matthew Correll graduates this May from Wright State's Raj Soin College of Business, he'll trade business presentations for patient consultations as a medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.

Nearly 1,460 students celebrate graduation at Wright State’s spring commencement ceremonies

Wright State President Sue Edwards challenged the class of 2025 to dream boldly and embrace their potential for greatness while acting with kindness and integrity.

Mother and daughter to celebrate graduation together at Wright State

Mother-daughter graduates Kristina Bringman and Chloë Johnston will celebrate back-to-back commencement ceremonies at Wright State University this weekend.

Wright State alum Scott Bauer honored for career of service, leadership and innovation

Rising from an entry-level clerk to the senior executive service, two-time Wright State grad Scott Bauer exemplifies the positive impact of civilian federal service.

Nearly 1,460 students to graduate at Wright State’s spring commencement ceremonies

Wright State University will hold its spring graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. and its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at 10 a.m. in the Nutter Center.