Postgraduate education in Yangzhou University began in the early 1960s, and it was the first batch of institutions in the State Council authorized to award doctoral and master's degrees. At present, the school has 22 authorized points for doctoral degrees and 48 authorized points for master's degrees in first-class disciplines. There are 2 doctoral degree categories and 27 master degree categories.

In terms of postgraduate enrollment, we will promote the reform of postgraduate enrollment, dynamically manage enrollment plans, determine doctoral admission requirements by classification, and constantly increase the selection of re-examination links. The quality of graduate students has been improved, and the number of students enrolled and the scale of training have reached a record high. The comprehensive ranking of part-time postgraduate enrollment ranks in the forefront of national enrollment units. Yangzhou University has been rated as "Jiangsu Excellent Postgraduate Enrollment Unit" and "Jiangsu Excellent Postgraduate Enrollment Point" for many years.