East Carolina University (ECU) is a four-year, public school located in Greenville, NC.
It offers 164 graduate programs - 68 Master's, 18 Doctorate, 66 Post-bachelor's, and 12 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,658 for in-state and $20,807 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,495 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 26,940 students at ECU. ECU offers online graduate programs and 3,497 out of 5,495 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
ECU have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at The Brody School of Medicine at . In addition, you can find ECU'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 $7,658 for North Carolina residents and $20,807 for out-of-state students. It offers 164 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | East Carolina University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | East 5th Street, Greenville, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,457 students
3,497 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$7,658
Out-of-State$20,807 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 164 Graduate Programs
68 Master's, 18 Doctorate, 78 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at East Carolina University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at East Carolina University 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 $7,658 and $20,807 for non-North Carolina residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $264 for North Carolina residents and $994 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $4,749 | $17,898 |
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| Fees | $2,909 | $2,909 |
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| Cost per Credit | $264 | $994 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,510 |
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| Room & Board | $11,541 (On-Campus) / $11,572 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,601 (On-Campus) / $4,601 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,310 | $38,459 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,341 | $38,490 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $7,536 | $7,594 | $7,622 | $7,658 | $7,658 |
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| Out-of-State | $20,685 | $20,743 | $20,771 | $20,807 | $20,807 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
East Carolina University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 164 major areas - 68 Master's (46 online programs), 18 Doctorate (4 online programs), 66 Post-Bachelor's (55 online programs), 12 Post-Master's (12 online programs). 1,528 students have been conferred Master's degree and 335 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 | 1,528 | 335 | 436 | 31 |
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| Men | 470 | 94 | 143 | 1 |
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| Women | 1,058 | 241 | 293 | 30 |
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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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| Mathematics | 4 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Statistics | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 6ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
ECU graduate schools have a total of 5,457 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,660 male and 3,797 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,910 full-time and 2,547 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,497 students enrolled through online exclusively and 501 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,540 White, 877 Black, and 214 Asian students are attending at East Carolina University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
193 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,173 students are older than 65. It has 2,874 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,255 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,457 |
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| Men | 1,660 |
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| Women | 3,797 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,457 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,910 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,547 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,457 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 35 |
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| Asian | 214 |
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| Black | 877 |
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| Hispanic | 295 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 6 |
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| White | 3,540 |
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| Two or more races | 158 |
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| Un-Known | 212 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 5,457 |
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| 21 & Under | 193 |
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| 22-24 | 1,469 |
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| 25-29 | 1,405 |
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| 30-34 | 701 |
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| 35-39 | 554 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,173 |
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Online Population
At East Carolina University graduate schools, 3,497 students enrolled online exclusively and 501 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,495 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,497 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 501 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,497 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,497 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 3,231 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 253 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 13 |
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