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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 Boonshoft School of Medicine ranked among the nation’s best for 2024 by U.S. News

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine was recognized in the 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings by U.S. News and World Report.

Wright State’s graduate engineering programs ranked as among the best in nation by U.S. News for 2024

Seven graduate engineering programs offered by Wright State's College of Engineering and Computer Science are ranked by U.S. News and World Report as among the best in the nation for 2024.

Success Stories

Agricultural enthusiast

After traveling to Australia, Lake Campus student Katelyn Kinsella is digging into an agriculture degree
Katelyn Kinsella, an agriculture major at Wright State's Lake Campus, is a leader in the Ohio Future Farmers of America and traveled to Australia to learn about that country’s agriculture practices.

Good chemistry

Dual chemistry and music major Ben Kressbach is thriving at Wright State
Ben Kressbach, who is originally from San Antonio, found the support he needed at Wright State to pursue his passion in chemistry and music.

Leading the way

From the Apple iPhone to Meta Quest Pro, Srinivas Mellacheruvu ’06 develops cutting-edge products for consumers
2006 graduate Srinivas Mellacheruvu credits his Wright State education for his successful career working on cutting-edge products.

He’s grounded in his conviction that space needs to be defended

The significance of contested space for our nation’s future
People can try to plan out their entire lives, but it doesn’t always happen the way it was supposed to. For Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, that is actually a good thing.

Paying it forward

Generous donation from alumnus Doug Hull propels Wright State University forward
A gift from three-time Wright State graduate Doug Hull launches a transformative opportunity to build a collaborative hub where student research in genetics and genomics can flourish.

STEMWERX owners turn passion into impact

Wright State alumni Beth and Todd Hanning use their passion for motorsports to inspire young people to pursue STEM careers in motorsports and the aerospace industry.