North Carolina State University at Raleigh (NCSU) is a four-year, public school located in Raleigh, NC.
It offers 207 graduate programs - 95 Master's, 61 Doctorate, and 51 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,101 for in-state and $32,874 for out-of-state students.
A total of 10,042 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 38,464 students at NCSU. NCSU offers online graduate programs and 2,269 out of 10,042 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find NCSU'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 $12,101 for North Carolina residents and $32,874 for out-of-state students. It offers 207 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 10,000 students
2,269 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,101
Out-of-State$32,874 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 207 Graduate Programs
95 Master's, 61 Doctorate, 51 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at North Carolina State University at Raleigh
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at North Carolina State University at Raleigh 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 $12,101 and $32,874 for non-North Carolina residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $547 for North Carolina residents and $1,701 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,837 | $30,610 |
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| Fees | $2,264 | $2,264 |
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| Cost per Credit | $547 | $1,701 |
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| Books & Supplies | $876 |
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| Room & Board | $14,332 (On-Campus) / $14,332 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,230 (On-Campus) / $3,230 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $30,539 | $51,312 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $30,539 | $51,312 |
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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 | $11,673 | $11,703 | $11,700 | $11,819 | $12,101 |
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| Out-of-State | $28,999 | $29,690 | $30,906 | $31,793 | $32,874 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
North Carolina State University at Raleigh offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 207 major areas - 95 Master's (28 online programs), 61 Doctorate (3 online programs), 51 Post-Bachelor's (39 online programs). 2,750 students have been conferred Master's degree and 699 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 | 2,750 | 699 | 469 | - |
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| Men | 1,526 | 318 | 209 | - |
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| Women | 1,224 | 381 | 260 | - |
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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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| Psychology | |
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Graduate Student Population
NCSU graduate schools have a total of 10,000 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,097 male and 4,903 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 6,917 full-time and 3,083 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,269 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,361 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,678 White, 712 Black, and 524 Asian students are attending at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
358 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,010 students are older than 65. It has 6,551 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,123 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 10,000 |
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| Men | 5,097 |
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| Women | 4,903 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 10,000 |
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| Full-time Students | 6,917 |
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| Part-time Students | 3,083 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 10,000 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 30 |
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| Asian | 524 |
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| Black | 712 |
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| Hispanic | 537 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 4,678 |
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| Two or more races | 262 |
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| Un-Known | 171 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 10,000 |
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| 21 & Under | 358 |
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| 22-24 | 3,296 |
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| 25-29 | 3,255 |
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| 30-34 | 1,408 |
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| 35-39 | 715 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,010 |
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Online Population
At North Carolina State University at Raleigh graduate schools, 2,269 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,361 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 10,042 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,269 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,361 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 6,412 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,269 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 1,930 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 280 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 59 |
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