Duke University (Duke) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Durham, NC.
It offers 239 graduate programs - 103 Master's, 72 Doctorate, 56 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $66,523.
A total of 10,976 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,499 students at Duke. Duke offers online graduate programs and 1,311 out of 10,976 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 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $66,523. It offers 239 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Duke University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 103 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 10,624 students
1,311 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $66,523 |
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| Student to Faculty | 5:1 (20.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 239 Graduate Programs
103 Master's, 72 Doctorate, 64 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Duke University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $66,523 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $3,780.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $65,120 |
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| Fees | $1,403 |
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| Cost per Credit | $3,780 |
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| Books & Supplies | $536 |
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| Room & Board | $18,128 (On-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,274 (On-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $88,461 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $59,140 | $59,141 | $61,522 | $63,985 | $66,523 |
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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 239 major areas - 103 Master's (2 online programs), 72 Doctorate, 56 Post-Bachelor's, 8 Post-Master's. 3,673 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,014 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 3,673 | 1,014 | 850 | 103 |
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| Men | 1,754 | 409 | 305 | 17 |
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| Women | 1,919 | 605 | 545 | 86 |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Russian Language and Literature | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| German Language and Literature | 1 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Italian Language and Literature | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
1 |
NOT OFFER |
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| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 4 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Duke graduate schools have a total of 10,624 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 4,668 male and 5,956 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 10,122 full-time and 502 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,311 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,699 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,894 White, 707 Black, and 939 Asian students are attending at Duke University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 10,624 |
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| Men | 4,668 |
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| Women | 5,956 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 10,624 |
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| Full-time Students | 10,122 |
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| Part-time Students | 502 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 10,624 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 17 |
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| Asian | 939 |
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| Black | 707 |
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| Hispanic | 674 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 7 |
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| White | 3,894 |
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| Two or more races | 366 |
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| Un-Known | 302 |
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Online Population
At Duke University graduate schools, 1,311 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,699 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 10,976 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,311 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,699 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 6,966 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,311 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 498 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 655 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 47 |
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