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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 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.

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.

Success Stories

Wright State first-generation student bowls over obstacles

Wright State student Paige Patterson is thriving in her business courses, on the women’s bowling team and as an intern with the Athletics Department.

Perseverance paying off for Wright State economics student

After enrolling in Wright State for the third time, economics major Michael Santana is thriving in the classroom and as a campus leader.

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.

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.