University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) is a four-year, public school located in Chapel Hill, NC.
It offers 178 graduate programs - 91 Master's, 71 Doctorate, 13 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,751 for in-state and $31,408 for out-of-state students.
A total of 11,553 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 32,438 students at UNC. UNC offers online graduate programs and 1,815 out of 11,553 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UNC have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of North Carolina School of Law and University of North Carolina School of Medicine. In addition, you can find UNC'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 $12,751 for North Carolina residents and $31,408 for out-of-state students. It offers 178 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 103 South Bldg Cb 9100, Chapel Hill, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 11,553 students
1,815 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,751
Out-of-State$31,408 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 178 Graduate Programs
91 Master's, 71 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 $12,751 and $31,408 for non-North Carolina residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $598 for North Carolina residents and $1,635 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,764 | $29,421 |
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| Fees | $1,987 | $1,987 |
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| Cost per Credit | $598 | $1,635 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,290 |
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| Room & Board | $13,804 (On-Campus) / $13,804 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,932 (On-Campus) / $2,932 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $30,777 | $49,434 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $30,777 | $49,434 |
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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 | $12,522 | $12,566 | $12,527 | $12,527 | $12,751 |
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| Out-of-State | $30,248 | $30,858 | $30,819 | $30,819 | $31,408 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 178 major areas - 91 Master's (16 online programs), 71 Doctorate (2 online programs), 13 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 2,628 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,239 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 | 2,628 | 1,239 | - | 3 |
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| Men | 1,061 | 496 | - | 1 |
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| Women | 1,567 | 743 | - | 2 |
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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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Graduate Student Population
UNC graduate schools have a total of 11,553 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 4,592 male and 6,961 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 9,828 full-time and 1,725 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,815 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,733 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 6,372 White, 1,084 Black, and 1,075 Asian students are attending at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
263 grad students are younger than 22 and 984 students are older than 65. It has 7,794 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,512 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 11,553 |
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| Men | 4,592 |
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| Women | 6,961 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 11,553 |
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| Full-time Students | 9,828 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,725 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 11,553 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 29 |
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| Asian | 1,075 |
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| Black | 1,084 |
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| Hispanic | 904 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 7 |
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| White | 6,372 |
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| Two or more races | 493 |
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| Un-Known | 186 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 11,553 |
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| 21 & Under | 263 |
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| 22-24 | 3,458 |
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| 25-29 | 4,336 |
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| 30-34 | 1,744 |
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| 35-39 | 768 |
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| 40 & Over | 984 |
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Online Population
At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate schools, 1,815 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,733 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 11,553 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,815 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,733 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 8,005 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,815 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 686 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 1,094 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 35 |
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