North Carolina State University at Raleigh offers 326 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 79 major programs - 16 Certificate, 2 Bachelors, 24 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 36 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $8,895 for North Carolina residents and $31,767 for out-of-state students.

Total 3,124 students out of total 36,700 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 6,295 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh
TypeFour-year, Public
Address2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC
Online Students3,124 Enrolled Online Exclusively
13,593 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$8,895
Out-of-State$31,767
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$11,819
Out-of-State$31,793
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Online Degree Programs
Total79 Programs
Certificate16 Programs
Bachelors2 Programs
Masters24 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs
Post-Graduate36 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $8,895 and $31,767 for non-North Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $11,819 and $31,793 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $272 for North Carolina residents and $1,225 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $526 for North Carolina residents and $1,635 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$9,101$9,101$9,131$9,128$8,895
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$29,220$29,220$29,916$30,869$31,767
Graduate (In-State)$11,673$11,673$11,703$11,700$11,819
Graduate (Out-of-State)$28,999$28,999$29,690$30,906$31,793
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$221$218$272$272$272
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$900$888$1,138$1,178$1,225
Graduate (In-State)$446$505$505$505$526
Graduate (Out-of-State)$1,295$1,468$1,505$1,572$1,635
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

North Carolina State University at Raleigh offers 326 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 79 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 16 Certificates, 2 Bachelors, 24 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 36 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs16NOT OFFERED2 24136
Overall Programs23686 956452

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Business and Management29 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations1 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Extension Education ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM16 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 5
Animal Sciences3 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 8
Poultry ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food Science2 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Plant SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Horticultural Science12 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 3
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Soil Science and Agronomy10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
What is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM19 NOT OFFERED 5
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental Design/ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Organizational CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 2
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 5
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED 6
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 1
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED50 NOT OFFERED 14
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED100 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 1
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM31 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Agricultural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM46 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Structural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Computer Engineering27 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM176 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM128 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM67 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Textile Sciences and EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 5
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED78 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology1 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22 NOT OFFERED 4
Solar Energy Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
German Language and LiteratureONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED 13
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
MicrobiologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
EntomologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED39 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Computational ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 16
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46
National Security Policy StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Medical PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and Management2 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM11 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED337 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At North Carolina State University at Raleigh, there are 36,700 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 16,717 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,124 students are enrolled exclusively and 13,593 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment36,700
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,124
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses13,593
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses19,983

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,124 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,633 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 360 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 85 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,124
North Carolina Resident2,633
Other State In U.S.406
Outside of U.S.85
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,124
Undergraduate706
Graduate2,418
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses706
Degree/Certificate Seeking331
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking375

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