University of North Carolina at Charlotte Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers 85 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 19 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 6,223 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at UNC Charlotte and 1,801 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $8,037 for North Carolina residents and $23,072 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree Programs	Master's (61 programs) Doctorate - Research (22 programs) Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Online Graduate Programs	Master's (17 programs) Doctorate - Research (1 programs) Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees	$8,037 North Carolina residents $23,072 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment	6,223 graduate students 1,801 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 Charlotte

It offers 85 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	61	17
Post Master's Degree	6	3
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	22	1
Doctor's degree - professional practice	2	1
Total	85	19

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $8,037 for North Carolina residents and $23,072 for students from other States at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.83% 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	$7,713	$7,713	$7,869	$8,037
Out-of-State	$21,147	$21,884	$22,438	$23,072

^* 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 Charlotte Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 6,223 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 2,443 male and 3,780 female students. By attendance status, there are 3,203 full-time and 3,020 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Enrollment
	Total	Female	Male
Total	6,223	3,780	2,443
Full-time	3,203	1,797	1,406
Part-time	3,020	1,983	1,037

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

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1,801 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,553 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 6,223 students.

Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
	Graduate Students
Total	6,223
Online Exclusively	1,801
In Some Online Classes	1,553
Not In Online Classes	2,869

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

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