University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 162 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 19 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 11,553 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at UNC and 1,815 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $12,751 for North Carolina residents and $31,408 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree Programs	Master's (91 programs) Doctorate - Research (64 programs) Doctorate - Practical (7 programs)
Online Graduate Programs	Master's (16 programs) Doctorate - Research (1 programs) Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Tuition & Fees	$12,751 North Carolina residents $31,408 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment	11,553 graduate students 1,815 enrolled in online courses

^* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.

Offered Graduate Degrees at UNC

It offers 162 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.

Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class
Master's Degree	91	16
Post Master's Degree	3	1
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	64	1
Doctor's degree - professional practice	7	2
Total	162	19

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $12,751 for North Carolina residents and $31,408 for students from other States at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.91% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.

2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024	2025
In-State	$12,566	$12,566	$12,527	$12,751
Out-of-State	$30,858	$30,819	$30,819	$31,408

^* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.

[Chart] University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 11,553 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 4,624 male and 6,929 female students. By attendance status, there are 9,589 full-time and 1,964 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Enrollment
	Total	Female	Male
Total	11,553	6,929	4,624
Full-time	9,589	5,795	3,794
Part-time	1,964	1,134	830

[Chart] University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1,815 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,733 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 11,553 students.

Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
	Graduate Students
Total	11,553
Online Exclusively	1,815
In Some Online Classes	1,733
Not In Online Classes	8,005

[Chart] University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

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