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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.

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Undergraduate Honors Studies

Undergraduate Honors Studies 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 Undergraduate Honors Studies

Rankings

Princeton Review ranks Wright State top 50 nationally for entrepreneurship studies

Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business was ranked one of the top graduate programs for aspiring entrepreneurs nationally and the top program in Ohio in 2024.

Wright State named a 2023 Best for Vets campus

Wright State University was named a 2023 Best for Vets college by Military Times, ranking 212th overall and 37th in the Midwest.

Success Stories

Slamming diabetes

The Wright State women's basketball program has partnered with SLAMT1D to broaden awareness of Type 1 diabetes during its home contest against Slippery Rock on Nov. 20. 

Student guardian

Alexis Lewis, a dual English and French major, leads the Wright State Guardian
Under the leadership of editor-in-chief, Alexis Lewis, the Wright State Guardian publishes new content daily and the Nexus Literary Journal and Flight Magazine.

Wright State Raj Soin College of Business students, dean win tech leadership awards

Matthew Cavender and Cameron Cross won the Award of Excellence for College Student Project and interim Dean Donald Hopkins received the Legacy of Leadership Award from Technology First.

Princeton Review ranks Wright State top 50 nationally for entrepreneurship studies

Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business was ranked one of the top graduate programs for aspiring entrepreneurs nationally and the top program in Ohio in 2024.

Wright State physiology and neuroscience students excel in NIH internship program

Wright State honors students Adeline Nshuti and Kelia McMichael presented their kidney-related research at a National Institutes of Health conference.

Data dive

Wright State biological sciences student’s trip to Thailand focused on coral reef health, the planet
Josh Hivner, a senior biological sciences major at Wright State, helped clear debris from coral reefs while gathering data for his undergraduate thesis during a trip to Thailand.