Find Graduate Programs & Schools
2,185 colleges and universities are offering graduate programs in United States. Four (4) year colleges that called "universities" such as national universities and regional universities have graduate schools in diverse areas and some liberal arts colleges have graduate programs but in limited areas.
The next list shows the general statistics for graduate schools.
- There are 2,185 graduate schools - 634 public and 1,551 private schools.
- The 2022 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,004 for state residents and $19,383 for out-of-state students.
- Total 3,237,985 graduate students have enrolled in graduate schools.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 13.79 to 1.
- There are 200 Law Schools and 151 Medical Schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Graduate Schools Statistics by State
| State | Number of Graduate Schools | In-State Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Number of Students (Total) | Number of Graduate Students | Number of Faculties (full-time) | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $12,384 | $21,659 | 21,329 | 15,057 | 836 | 10.50 to 1 |
| Alabama | 33 | $10,704 | $16,146 | 216,418 | 73,891 | 10,210 | 16.00 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 20 | $11,297 | $15,993 | 102,440 | 33,440 | 4,685 | 15.41 to 1 |
| Arizona | 31 | $14,902 | $19,111 | 479,804 | 278,857 | 10,602 | 20.46 to 1 |
| California | 229 | $20,017 | $22,467 | 1,232,617 | 959,490 | 52,244 | 13.03 to 1 |
| Colorado | 35 | $16,186 | $19,765 | 253,122 | 98,886 | 12,485 | 15.11 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 25 | $16,560 | $21,415 | 144,483 | 63,748 | 8,988 | 12.23 to 1 |
| District of Columbia | 20 | $23,853 | $25,775 | 96,695 | 41,790 | 5,510 | 13.91 to 1 |
| Delaware | 5 | $17,114 | $14,136 | 44,699 | 29,831 | 1,595 | 18.00 to 1 |
| Florida | 80 | $14,136 | $17,705 | 592,927 | 316,405 | 21,198 | 15.25 to 1 |
| Georgia | 51 | $12,533 | $17,317 | 368,286 | 124,128 | 15,834 | 15.84 to 1 |
| Guam | 2 | $5,808 | $8,499 | 3,722 | 40 | 135 | 13.00 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $15,490 | $21,963 | 27,959 | 3,131 | 1,557 | 11.17 to 1 |
| Iowa | 33 | $11,034 | $13,842 | 148,097 | 52,567 | 6,922 | 14.10 to 1 |
| Idaho | 7 | $10,633 | $20,992 | 50,547 | 12,389 | 2,127 | 14.67 to 1 |
| Illinois | 90 | $18,899 | $19,429 | 436,922 | 214,620 | 23,394 | 12.00 to 1 |
| Indiana | 50 | $15,501 | $20,086 | 328,103 | 125,899 | 14,763 | 12.89 to 1 |
| Kansas | 27 | $10,224 | $12,301 | 120,854 | 32,392 | 5,914 | 12.65 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 27 | $10,417 | $13,296 | 184,717 | 50,143 | 7,287 | 14.91 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 29 | $12,584 | $19,368 | 177,348 | 43,719 | 8,451 | 15.15 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 81 | $24,880 | $27,925 | 390,509 | 180,568 | 22,748 | 11.33 to 1 |
| Maryland | 34 | $14,646 | $17,923 | 238,102 | 155,056 | 12,576 | 12.58 to 1 |
| Maine | 16 | $17,931 | $21,407 | 40,263 | 16,268 | 1,664 | 13.29 to 1 |
| Michigan | 50 | $18,256 | $20,834 | 326,226 | 141,094 | 19,546 | 12.68 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 40 | $13,074 | $15,271 | 269,993 | 144,404 | 8,745 | 15.31 to 1 |
| Missouri | 59 | $12,469 | $15,050 | 255,401 | 70,128 | 11,264 | 13.35 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 17 | $10,438 | $12,663 | 94,791 | 25,488 | 5,001 | 14.53 to 1 |
| Montana | 8 | $11,910 | $23,093 | 35,827 | 4,946 | 1,675 | 13.38 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 59 | $12,492 | $17,537 | 332,855 | 110,814 | 20,592 | 12.69 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 11 | $9,590 | $9,562 | 39,700 | 8,613 | 1,874 | 12.91 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 24 | $11,306 | $14,096 | 99,184 | 28,513 | 4,524 | 14.17 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | $18,264 | $22,705 | 175,774 | 138,720 | 2,333 | 14.00 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 38 | $19,303 | $21,279 | 263,847 | 82,613 | 11,556 | 14.00 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 15 | $10,429 | $15,903 | 54,554 | 15,138 | 3,352 | 11.67 to 1 |
| Nevada | 10 | $17,962 | $22,777 | 55,951 | 15,587 | 2,339 | 11.57 to 1 |
| New York | 165 | $20,842 | $24,905 | 855,379 | 397,715 | 52,385 | 13.75 to 1 |
| Ohio | 77 | $14,925 | $18,664 | 401,579 | 103,929 | 19,816 | 13.51 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 25 | $9,687 | $14,472 | 124,330 | 28,735 | 6,721 | 15.04 to 1 |
| Oregon | 29 | $17,870 | $20,945 | 126,286 | 29,585 | 7,097 | 12.37 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 132 | $20,034 | $22,209 | 581,850 | 187,483 | 35,065 | 13.06 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 57 | $5,884 | $6,873 | 155,897 | 20,132 | 4,508 | 17.53 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | $20,524 | $25,901 | 63,245 | 20,236 | 3,342 | 12.27 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 31 | $13,235 | $19,253 | 148,425 | 41,299 | 7,371 | 14.07 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 17 | $11,155 | $13,124 | 44,053 | 14,187 | 1,788 | 13.00 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 52 | $16,207 | $19,302 | 226,780 | 46,000 | 12,525 | 12.64 to 1 |
| Texas | 117 | $13,355 | $17,707 | 847,078 | 325,781 | 41,192 | 14.90 to 1 |
| Utah | 14 | $9,491 | $16,892 | 344,075 | 197,123 | 9,861 | 19.92 to 1 |
| Virginia | 57 | $14,518 | $19,070 | 385,502 | 196,509 | 17,193 | 12.74 to 1 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | $7,456 | $13,738 | 1,838 | 646 | 69 | 12.00 to 1 |
| Vermont | 17 | $19,805 | $23,966 | 34,610 | 7,336 | 1,864 | 10.23 to 1 |
| Washington | 31 | $18,360 | $22,767 | 172,745 | 32,080 | 10,565 | 13.15 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 46 | $13,463 | $16,628 | 227,859 | 80,312 | 12,626 | 14.74 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 20 | $11,176 | $14,299 | 112,179 | 68,066 | 3,578 | 14.44 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $6,859 | $17,569 | 11,829 | 4,576 | 719 | 14.00 to 1 |