North Carolina State University at Raleigh (NCSU) is a four-year, public school located in Raleigh, NC.

It offers 211 graduate programs - 95 Master's, 64 Doctorate, and 52 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,819 for in-state and $31,793 for out-of-state students.

A total of 10,446 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 36,700 students at NCSU. NCSU offers online graduate programs and 2,418 out of 10,446 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find NCSU'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 $11,819 for North Carolina residents and $31,793 for out-of-state students. It offers 211 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh
TypeFour-year, Public
Address2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC
Graduate School Students10,326 students
2,418 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,819
Out-of-State$31,793
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 211 Graduate Programs
95 Master's, 64 Doctorate, 52 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at North Carolina State University at Raleigh

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at North Carolina State University at Raleigh with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $11,819 and $31,793 for non-North Carolina residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $526 for North Carolina residents and $1,635 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,459$29,433
Fees$2,360$2,360
Cost per Credit$526$1,635
Books & Supplies$869
Room & Board$13,719 (On-Campus) / $13,719 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,121 (On-Campus) / $3,121 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$29,528$49,502
Off-Campus Total$29,528$49,502

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

North Carolina State University at Raleigh offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 211 major areas - 95 Master's (24 online programs), 64 Doctorate (1 online programs), 52 Post-Bachelor's (36 online programs). 2,997 students have been conferred Master's degree and 647 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
Total2,997647481-
Men1,597315229-
Women1,400332252-

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
Agricultural Business and ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Agricultural and Extension Education Services16ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences 8ONLINE NOT OFFER
Poultry Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agronomy and Crop Science11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Horticultural Science 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Soil Science and Agronomy10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation ONLINE NOT OFFER
Environmental Studies29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Science19ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Natural Resources Management and Policy7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forestry11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ArchitectureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 30 NOT OFFER
Environmental Design/ArchitectureNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Communication18 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human-Centered Technology Design10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science391 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration89 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications40ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and InstructionONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration19 NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 14ONLINE NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services22ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesONLINE NOT OFFER 14ONLINE NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10ONLINE NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)100ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education1 NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Technical Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering31ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural Engineering ONLINE NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering ONLINE NOT OFFER
Chemical EngineeringONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering62 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Structural EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer EngineeringONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering128ONLINE NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering27 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering67ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nuclear Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Textile Sciences and Engineering 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Manufacturing Engineering78ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Research25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering (other)7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management22ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Solar Energy Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Development and Family Studies15ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Botany/Plant Biology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Zoology/Animal Biology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entomology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genetics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genome Sciences/Genomics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology106 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biometry/Biometrics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioinformatics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology NOT OFFER 22 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics10 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics39 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory39ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational ScienceONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10ONLINE NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Sciences (other)7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration 20 NOT OFFER
Social Work93 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
GeographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 46ONLINE NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
National Security Policy StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Sociology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Design and Visual Communications10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Medical PhysicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER 23 NOT OFFER
AccountingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
FinanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 22ONLINE NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 47 NOT OFFER
Management Science337ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business StatisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 46ONLINE NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 45ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public/Applied History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

NCSU graduate schools have a total of 10,326 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 5,145 male and 5,181 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 5,685 full-time and 4,641 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,418 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,511 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 5,419 White, 800 Black, and 549 Asian students are attending at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

279 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,046 students are older than 65. It has 6,832 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,289 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total10,326
Men5,145
Women5,181
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total10,326
Full-time Students5,685
Part-time Students4,641
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total10,326
American Indian /
Native American
37
Asian549
Black800
Hispanic428
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White5,419
Two or more races250
Un-Known189
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total10,326
21 & Under279
22-243,156
25-293,676
30-341,505
35-39784
40 & Over1,046

Online Population

At North Carolina State University at Raleigh graduate schools, 2,418 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,511 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment10,446
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,418
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,511
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses6,517
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,418
North Carolina Resident2,018
Other State In U.S.331
Outside of U.S.69