Graduate Programs | University of North Carolina School of the Arts

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 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 $12,676 and $27,379 for non-North Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $536 for North Carolina residents and $1,357 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,696	$24,399
Fees	$2,980	$2,980
Cost per Credit	$536	$1,357
Books & Supplies	$1,440
Room & Board	$13,410 (On-Campus) / $13,410 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,709 (On-Campus) / $2,709 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$30,235	$44,938
Off-Campus Total	$30,235	$44,938

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$12,057	$12,057	$11,640	$12,087	$12,676
Out-of-State	$26,064	$26,064	$26,343	$26,790	$27,379

Graduate Program Overview

University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a four-years, public school located in Winston Salem, North Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,676 for North Carolina residents and $27,379 for out-of-state students.

It offers six (6) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	1533 South Main St., Winston Salem, NC
Graduate School Students	181 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$12,676 Out-of-State$27,379
Student to Faculty	6:1 (16.67%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 6 Graduate Programs 3 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of North Carolina School of the Arts offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 6 major areas - 3 Master's , 1 Post-Bachelor', 2 Post-Master'. 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
Total	47	-	1	7
Men	28	-	-	2
Women	19	-	1	5

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.

Visual and Performing Arts

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Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Performance	17	NOT OFFERED	1	6
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Voice and Opera	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,119 students enrolled in University of North Carolina School of the Arts including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 181 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 88 male and 93 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 179 full-time and 2 part-time students in graduate schools.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	181
Men Students	88
Women Students	93

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	181
Full-time Students	179
Part-time Students	2

By race/ethnicity 121 White, 21 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	181
Asian	3
Black	21
Hispanic	12
White	121
Two or more races	3
Un-Known	4

3 students are younger than 22 and 12 students are older than 65. The school has 142 students aged between 22 and 30 and 27 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	181
21 & Under	3
22-24	78
25-29	64
30-34	18
35-39	9
40 & Over	12

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of North Carolina School of the Arts, 0 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	184
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	0
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	179

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	0
North Carolina Resident	0
Other State In U.S.	-
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at University of North Carolina School of the Arts