Portland State University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

5,951

63.4% Female

36.6% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Quarter

Setting

City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

313

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

1.38%

American Indian or Alaska Native

5.93%

Asian

3.01%

Black or African American

12.08%

Hispanic or Latino

0.13%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

57.22%

White

4.92%

Two or more races

1.68%

Unknown

13.64%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.pdx.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$15,741

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$21,330

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
African Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
African-American/Black Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Anthropology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Applied Behavior Analysis	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Asian Studies/Civilization	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biostatistics	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business/Corporate Communications	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Child Development	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Community Psychology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer Engineering, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Software Engineering	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Conducting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Dance, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Demography and Population Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Education, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Engineering Technology, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Engineering, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Engineering/Industrial Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Environmental Design/Architecture	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Environmental Health	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental Studies	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
European Studies/Civilization	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Finance, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Financial Mathematics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Fine/Studio Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Foreign Language Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
French Language and Literature	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Geography	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
German Language and Literature	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Gerontology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health Teacher Education	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
History, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Resources Management and Services, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
International Business/Trade/Commerce	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
International/Global Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Japanese Language and Literature	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Keyboard Instruments	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Lactation Consultant	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Latin American Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Linguistics	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Management Science	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics Teacher Education	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Music Performance, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Music, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Natural Resource Economics	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Project Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Administration	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Public Health Education and Promotion	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Policy Analysis, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Publishing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Real Estate	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Russian Language and Literature	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Social Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Social Work	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Spanish Language and Literature	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Taxation	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Transportation/Mobility Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Turkish Language and Literature	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Women's Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Writing, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	773	676	60	37
With faculty status	773	676	60	37
Tenured	371	368	1	2
On tenure track	96	95	1	0
Not on tenure track	306	213	58	35
Multi-year contract	217	178	14	25
Annual contract	66	32	27	7
Less-than annual contract	23	3	17	3

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$15,741

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$21,330

Financial aid office web address

www.pdx.edu/finaid/

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$15,741	$21,330
Full time Fees	$2,004	$2,004
Part time, per credit hour	$477	$711

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

5,951

63.4% Female

36.6% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

1.38%

American Indian or Alaska Native

5.93%

Asian

3.01%

Black or African American

12.08%

Hispanic or Latino

0.13%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

57.22%

White

4.92%

Two or more races

1.68%

Unknown

13.64%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	20	62
Asian	110	243
Black Or African American	69	110
Hispanic Or Latino	232	487
Non-resident Alien	429	383
White	1,184	2,221
Two Or More Races	94	199
Unknown	41	59

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,536

35.4% Male

64.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

46.7% Male

53.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

521

32.6% Male

67.4% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

724 SW Harrison St.
Portland, OR 97201

Phone

503-725-3000

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]