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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’s MBA program ranked among the best for entrepreneurs by Princeton Review

Wright State’s Master of Business Administration was ranked the top program in Ohio, 43rd nationally and eighth in the Midwest in the Princeton Review’s top graduate programs for entrepreneurs for 2025.

Wright State recognized among top public universities in latest U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings

Wright State University’s undergraduate programs in nursing and engineering were ranked among the nation’s best in the 2025 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings.

Success Stories

Ahead of the curve

Booz Allen Hamilton Scholar Colby Anderson will graduate from Wright State in 2025 at the age of 18
As he embarked on his senior year at Wright State, computer engineering major Colby Anderson learned he had received a scholarship from Booz Allen Hamilton.

Winning by design

Wright State Lake Campus record-breaking runner makes strides in cross country, graphic design and photography
Wright State student Kaylie Dameron won the women’s 6K race at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship.

Expanded agreement provides Air Force researchers more access to work on Wright State’s campus

Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base now have access to work throughout Wright State University’s campus.

Wright State’s fall 2024 commencement ceremonies in photos

Take a look at some amazing moments from Wright State University's fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14 in the Nutter Center.

Nearly 1,100 students celebrate graduation during Wright State’s fall commencement ceremonies

Nearly 1,100 students celebrated the culmination of their education journeys during Wright State University’s fall 2024 commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14.

Nearly 1,100 students to graduate at Wright State’s fall commencement ceremonies

Wright State will hold its fall graduate commencement ceremony on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. and its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. in the Nutter Center.