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Graduate Programs at UNCW

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Graduate Program 46 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 18 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 3,594
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $24,198

Graduate Programs Overview

University of North Carolina Wilmington offers 46 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 18 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 3,594 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at UNCW and 2,589 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $8,112 for North Carolina residents and $24,198 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (38 programs)
Doctorate - Research (6 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (16 programs)
Doctorate - Research (1 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$8,112 North Carolina residents
$24,198 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment3,594 graduate students
2,589 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at UNCW

It offers 46 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 LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree3816
Post Master's Degree31
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship61
Doctor's degree - professional practice21
Total4618

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $8,112 for North Carolina residents and $24,198 for students from other States at University of North Carolina Wilmington. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.08% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$7,514$7,514$7,853$8,112
Out-of-State$21,343$21,899$23,029$24,198
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] University of North Carolina Wilmington Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of North Carolina Wilmington, 3,594 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 980 male and 2,614 female students. By attendance status, there are 1,658 full-time and 1,936 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total3,5942,614980
Full-time1,6581,190468
Part-time1,9361,424512
[Chart] University of North Carolina Wilmington Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2,589 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 294 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 3,594 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total3,594
Online Exclusively2,589
In Some Online Classes294
Not In Online Classes711
[Chart] University of North Carolina Wilmington Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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