by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Wake Forest University Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
The goal of College Factual’s yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them.Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
In College Factual’s 2026 ranking of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S., Wake Forest University landed the #232 spot out of the 4,630 schools analyzed for this list.This means that the school is among the Top 5% of the nation when it comes to overall quality.Wake Forest University received this year’s Best Master’s Schools badge for its high ranking.For the Best Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina, Wake Forest University came in at #6.
Wake Forest University was ranked #232 in the 2026 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 4,630 schools that were included in the ranking.Wake Forest University also ranked #6 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in North Carolina.
### Best Graduate Schools RankingWake Forest University ranked #232 in College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 4,630 schools. Wake Forest University also ranked #6 for Best Graduate Schools in North Carolina.
Around 3,832 graduate students chose to attend Wake Forest University during the most recent year for which we have data.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Our findings are below.
The total graduate student population at Wake Forest University is made up of 59.2% women and 40.8% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Wake Forest University, around 31.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group.The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 6.6% of graduate students hail from another country.The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you’ll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,162 | $55,162 |
| Fees | $1,112 | $1,112 |
The typical graduate student at Wake Forest University who borrowed carries a median debt of $21,577.
Master’s degree recipients from Wake Forest University earn an average early-career salary of $114,885.
Graduate students who earn their professional degree at Wake Forest University enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $126,384.
Early-career pay varies by field of study. The following table shows the graduate fields of study at Wake Forest University with the highest average early-career salaries for recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Nursing | $196,293 |
| Medicine | $151,765 |
| Business Administration & Management | $124,637 |
| Allied Health Professions | $124,321 |
| Accounting | $111,352 |
| Law | $107,956 |
| Management Sciences & Methods | $82,055 |
| Student Counseling | $64,284 |
| Communication & Media Studies | $48,091 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | $45,177 |
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Contact details for Wake Forest University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 |
| Phone: | 336-758-5000 |
| Website: | www.wfu.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/wfuniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/WakeForest1834 |
Around 41.8% of Wake Forest University graduate students took at least one course online.For that same period, 32.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 86 | $124,321 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 10 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | 7 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 256 | $124,637 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 9 | — |
| Computer Science | 4 | — |
| Data Analytics. | 5 | — |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 11 | — |
| General Biology | 21 | — |
| General English Literature | 7 | — |
| General Psychology | 10 | — |
| Health & Physical Education | 6 | — |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 3 | — |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 36 | — |
| Legal Research | 48 | — |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 11 | — |
| Linguistics & Literature | 5 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 248 | — |
| Marketing | 18 | — |
| Mathematics | 6 | — |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2 | — |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 15 | — |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11 | — |
| Nursing | 21 | $196,293 |
| Physics | 1 | — |
| Public Health | 12 | — |
| Statistics | 9 | — |
| Student Counseling | 111 | $64,284 |
| Sustainability Science | 15 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 15 | — |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 24 | $45,177 |
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | 1 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | 8 | — |
| Chemistry | 4 | — |
| General Biology | 3 | — |
| Genetics | 1 | — |
| Legal Research | 6 | — |
| Microbiology Science & Immunology | 2 | — |
| Molecular Medicine | 5 | — |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 10 | — |
| Physics | 4 | — |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 10 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 5 | — |
| Data Science. | 3 | — |
| Marketing | 1 | — |
| Sustainability Science | 1 | — |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 4 | — |
Only the programs in which a professional degree was awarded are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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