Duke University (Duke) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Durham, NC.

It offers 225 graduate programs - 102 Master's, 67 Doctorate, 47 Post-bachelor's, and 9 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $63,985.

A total of 11,383 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 18,023 students at Duke. Duke offers online graduate programs and 948 out of 11,383 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Duke have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law and School of Medicine. In addition, you can find Duke's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $63,985. It offers 225 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameDuke University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address103 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC
Graduate School Students10,737 students
948 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$63,985
Student to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 225 Graduate Programs
102 Master's, 67 Doctorate, 56 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Duke University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Duke University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $63,985 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $4,325.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$62,620
Fees$1,365
Cost per Credit$4,325
Books & Supplies$1,602
Room & Board$17,458 (On-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,207 (On-Campus)
On-Campus Total$85,252

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Duke University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 225 major areas - 102 Master's (3 online programs), 67 Doctorate (1 online programs), 47 Post-Bachelor's, 9 Post-Master's. 3,764 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,009 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total3,7641,00944928
Men1,7904721609
Women1,97453728919

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation158 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Natural Resources Management and Policy21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
East Asian Studies14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
European Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial Intelligence NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering106 NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering76 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering Mechanics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems Engineering5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Software Technology/Technician7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering/Industrial Management266ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)85ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced Legal Research/Studies106 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences42 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biophysics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular Biology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anatomy 3
Developmental Biology and EmbryologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Immunology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Infectious Disease and Global Health44 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular Genetics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genome Sciences/Genomics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pathology/Experimental Pathology7 NOT OFFER
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ToxicologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Biostatistics48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other) NOT OFFER
Ecology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics53 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics and Computer Science27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, General38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Philosophy (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Religion/Religious Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Christian Studies20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Theology/Theological Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Divinity/Ministry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 18
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Optics/Optical Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive Psychology and PsycholinguisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Research and Experimental Psychology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anthropology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics87 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs NOT OFFER 11 NOT OFFER
National Security Policy Studies8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Economy7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFER 19 NOT OFFER
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cardiovascular Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant90 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ophthalmic Technician/TechnologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Public Health/International Health12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Bioethics/Medical Ethics23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Education21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Nurse AnesthetistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing 2
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
Critical Care NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE 4 NOT OFFER
Palliative Care NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
History and Philosophy of Science and TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Duke graduate schools have a total of 10,737 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 4,884 male and 5,853 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 10,175 full-time and 562 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 948 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,129 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 4,501 White, 708 Black, and 981 Asian students are attending at Duke University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total10,737
Men4,884
Women5,853
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total10,737
Full-time Students10,175
Part-time Students562
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total10,737
American Indian /
Native American
24
Asian981
Black708
Hispanic631
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
10
White4,501
Two or more races359
Un-Known348

Online Population

At Duke University graduate schools, 948 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,129 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,383
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses948
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,129
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses9,306
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses948
North Carolina Resident337
Other State In U.S.564
Outside of U.S.47