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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 ranked among top universities worldwide for third consecutive year

Wright State University was ranked in the top 6.7% out of 21,462 universities worldwide in the 2025 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings.

Wright State’s elementary education program earns A+ rating for math teacher training

Wright State’s elementary education P–5 program was honored with the top grade for elementary math teacher preparation from the National Council on Teacher Quality.

Success Stories

Wright State grad student helps engineer 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.

Wright State alum Lindsay Aitchison fulfills childhood space-agency dream

Wright State engineering alum Lindsay Aitchison received the 2025 College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumni Award.

Wright State business professor, alumnus honored by regional technology organizations

Technology First honored Amir Zadeh, professor of management information systems, as the 2024 Tech Educator of the Year and recognized grad Brandon Hubley with the Award of Excellence in the Student Project category.

From classroom to community: Christopher Moyer receives Wright State Volunteer Service Award 

Christopher Moyer received the 2025 Tony Alexander Volunteer Service Award in recognition of his involvement in the Wright State Alumni Association.

Wright State expands innovative PTSD study using brain stimulation therapy

Wright State faculty and student researchers are leading a cutting-edge clinical study to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans and first responders.