North Carolina Central University (North Carolina Central) is a four-year, public school located in Durham, NC.
It offers 32 graduate programs - 29 Master's, and 3 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,638 for in-state and $20,946 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,984 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,579 students at North Carolina Central. North Carolina Central offers online graduate programs and 839 out of 1,984 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
North Carolina Central have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find North Carolina Central'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 $7,638 for North Carolina residents and $20,946 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-two (32) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | North Carolina Central University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,992 students
839 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$7,638
Out-of-State$20,946 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 32 Graduate Programs
29 Master's, 3 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at North Carolina Central University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at North Carolina Central 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 $7,638 and $20,946 for non-North Carolina residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $263 for North Carolina residents and $1,003 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $4,740 | $18,048 |
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| Fees | $2,898 | $2,898 |
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| Cost per Credit | $263 | $1,003 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $13,450 (On-Campus) / $11,213 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,416 (On-Campus) / $6,816 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,004 | $42,312 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,167 | $40,475 |
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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 | $7,641 | $7,641 | $7,537 | $7,480 | $7,638 |
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| Out-of-State | $20,595 | $20,595 | $20,845 | $20,788 | $20,946 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
North Carolina Central University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 32 major areas - 29 Master's (18 online programs), 3 Doctorate. 531 students have been conferred Master's degree and 137 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 | 531 | 137 | - | - |
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| Men | 113 | 39 | - | - |
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| Women | 418 | 98 | - | - |
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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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| Law | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 1ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Psychology | 14 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 4ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
North Carolina Central graduate schools have a total of 1,992 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 522 male and 1,470 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,343 full-time and 649 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 839 students enrolled through online exclusively and 386 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 480 White, 1,181 Black, and 37 Asian students are attending at North Carolina Central University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
67 grad students are younger than 22 and 369 students are older than 65. It has 1,119 students aged between 22 and 30 and 429 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,992 |
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| Men | 522 |
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| Women | 1,470 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,992 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,343 |
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| Part-time Students | 649 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,992 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 15 |
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| Asian | 37 |
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| Black | 1,181 |
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| Hispanic | 125 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 480 |
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| Two or more races | 84 |
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| Un-Known | 23 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,992 |
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| 21 & Under | 67 |
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| 22-24 | 581 |
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| 25-29 | 538 |
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| 30-34 | 261 |
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| 35-39 | 168 |
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| 40 & Over | 369 |
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Online Population
At North Carolina Central University graduate schools, 839 students enrolled online exclusively and 386 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,984 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 839 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 386 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 759 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 839 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 657 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 177 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 5 |
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