University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) is a four-year, public school located in Wilmington, NC.

It offers 69 graduate programs - 39 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 21 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,853 for in-state and $23,029 for out-of-state students.

A total of 3,549 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,843 students at UNCW. UNCW offers online graduate programs and 2,597 out of 3,549 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find UNCW'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 $7,853 for North Carolina residents and $23,029 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-nine (69) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington
TypeFour-year, Public
Address601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC
Graduate School Students3,542 students
2,597 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,853
Out-of-State$23,029
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 69 Graduate Programs
39 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 23 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of North Carolina Wilmington

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of North Carolina Wilmington 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 $7,853 and $23,029 for non-North Carolina residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $277 for North Carolina residents and $1,120 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$4,979$20,155
Fees$2,874$2,874
Cost per Credit$277$1,120
Books & Supplies$1,130
Room & Board$12,605 (On-Campus) / $12,605 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,978 (On-Campus) / $5,978 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$27,566$42,742
Off-Campus Total$27,566$42,742

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of North Carolina Wilmington offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 69 major areas - 39 Master's (18 online programs), 7 Doctorate (2 online programs), 21 Post-Bachelor's (14 online programs), 2 Post-Master's. 1,293 students have been conferred Master's degree and 102 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
Total1,29310267-
Men3892118-
Women9048149-

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
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationONLINE NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration16 ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community College EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology19ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)56ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and LiteratureONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
StatisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution12ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Gerontology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Analytics19ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic Science and TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Administration22ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work80 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GeographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Film/Cinema/Video Studies10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cinematography and Film/Video Production8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management111ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical ChemistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing141 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER 10ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management242ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting50 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science48ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)66ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History31ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UNCW graduate schools have a total of 3,542 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 999 male and 2,543 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,285 full-time and 2,257 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,597 students enrolled through online exclusively and 201 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,513 White, 372 Black, and 73 Asian students are attending at University of North Carolina Wilmington. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

75 grad students are younger than 22 and 954 students are older than 65. It has 1,543 students aged between 22 and 30 and 977 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,542
Men999
Women2,543
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,542
Full-time Students1,285
Part-time Students2,257
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,542
American Indian /
Native American
33
Asian73
Black372
Hispanic181
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White2,513
Two or more races103
Un-Known187
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,542
21 & Under75
22-24704
25-29839
30-34540
35-39437
40 & Over954

Online Population

At University of North Carolina Wilmington graduate schools, 2,597 students enrolled online exclusively and 201 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,549
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,597
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses201
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses751
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,597
North Carolina Resident2,495
Other State In U.S.87
Outside of U.S.15