University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) is a four-year, public school located in Chapel Hill, NC.

It offers 172 graduate programs - 92 Master's, 70 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,527 for in-state and $30,819 for out-of-state students.

A total of 11,676 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 31,705 students at UNC. UNC offers online graduate programs and 1,880 out of 11,676 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

UNC have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of North Carolina School of Law and University of North Carolina School of Medicine. In addition, you can find UNC'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 $12,527 for North Carolina residents and $30,819 for out-of-state students. It offers 172 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TypeFour-year, Public
Address103 South Bldg Cb 9100, Chapel Hill, NC
Graduate School Students11,796 students
1,880 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$12,527
Out-of-State$30,819
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 172 Graduate Programs
92 Master's, 70 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 $12,527 and $30,819 for non-North Carolina residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $586 for North Carolina residents and $1,602 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,552$28,844
Fees$1,975$1,975
Cost per Credit$586$1,602
Books & Supplies$1,290
Room & Board$13,016 (On-Campus) / $13,016 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,814 (On-Campus) / $2,814 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$29,647$47,939
Off-Campus Total$29,647$47,939

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 172 major areas - 92 Master's (18 online programs), 70 Doctorate (2 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 2,810 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,253 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
Total2,8101,253-6
Men1,149520-2
Women1,661733-4

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
Environmental Science12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Asian Studies/Civilization3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
African-American/Black Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric ONLINE NOT OFFER
Mass Communication/Media Studies28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia22ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary School Administration/Principalship20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)73 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Programs for Foreign Lawyers NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science71 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genetics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pathology/Experimental Pathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioinformatics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematical Statistics and Probability NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International/Global Studies15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, GeneralONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Religion/Religious Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration63ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Policy Analysis NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work139ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Musicology and Ethnomusicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dental Clinical Sciences30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced General DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Regulatory Science/AffairsONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design21ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public HealthONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and Promotion3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Maternal and Child Health2ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical InformaticsONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Movement Therapy and Movement Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)49ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management10 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Accounting219ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science824ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UNC graduate schools have a total of 11,796 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 4,884 male and 6,912 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 7,559 full-time and 4,237 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,880 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,774 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 7,018 White, 1,047 Black, and 1,057 Asian students are attending at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

232 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,003 students are older than 65. It has 7,693 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,748 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total11,796
Men4,884
Women6,912
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total11,796
Full-time Students7,559
Part-time Students4,237
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total11,796
American Indian /
Native American
39
Asian1,057
Black1,047
Hispanic834
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
8
White7,018
Two or more races505
Un-Known187
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total11,796
21 & Under232
22-243,216
25-294,477
30-341,951
35-39797
40 & Over1,003

Online Population

At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate schools, 1,880 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,774 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,676
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,880
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,774
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses8,022
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,880
North Carolina Resident419
Other State In U.S.1,412
Outside of U.S.49