GRADUATE PROGRAM GROWTH

OSU Center for Health Sciences’ Graduate Programs experienced record enrollment in the fall 2023 semester, continuing a trend of enrollment growth for several years.

By September 2023, 1,325 students were enrolled in one of OSU-CHS’ five Graduate Programs, a 32 percent increase. There was also a 38 percent increase in the number of credit hours students enrolled in for the fall semester.

The most significant growth has happened in the Health Care Administration and Forensic Sciences programs that both offer online degree and certificate programs.

In 2022, the School of Forensic Sciences began offering a Doctorate in Forensic Sciences degree in addition to its Ph.D. in Forensic Sciences. The DFS is a professional doctorate, offered online, with no required research or dissertation component.

And in the last year, the School of Health Care Administration earned two national top five rankings— No. 4 for online health care degrees by website EduMed.org and No. 4 in the 2023 Best Online Master’s Degree Programs in Health Care Administration from OnlineMastersDegrees.org.