University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is a four-year, public school located in Winston Salem, NC.

It offers 6 graduate programs - 3 Master's, 1 Post-bachelor's, 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,676 for in-state and $27,379 for out-of-state students.

A total of 165 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,111 students at UNCSA.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, 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 NameUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1533 South Main St., Winston Salem, NC
Graduate School Students172 students
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$12,676
Out-of-State$27,379
Student to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 6 Graduate Programs
3 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $539 for North Carolina residents and $1,356 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,696$24,399
Fees$2,980$2,980
Cost per Credit$539$1,356
Books & Supplies$1,500
Room & Board$13,517 (On-Campus) / $13,517 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,818 (On-Campus) / $3,793 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$30,511$45,214
Off-Campus Total$31,486$46,189

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's, 2 Post-Master's.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total71-24
Men35-22
Women36--2

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cinematography and Film/Video Production26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance NOT OFFER 3
Voice and OperaNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1

Graduate Student Population

UNCSA graduate schools have a total of 172 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 77 male and 95 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 170 full-time and 2 part-time students in graduate schools.

By race/ethnicity 104 White, 12 Black, and 8 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.

5 grad students are younger than 22 and 7 students are older than 65. It has 130 students aged between 22 and 30 and 23 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total172
Men77
Women95
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total172
Full-time Students170
Part-time Students2
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total172
Asian8
Black12
Hispanic13
White104
Two or more races5
Un-Known4
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total172
21 & Under5
22-2482
25-2948
30-3416
35-397
40 & Over7

Online Population

At University of North Carolina School of the Arts graduate schools, 0 students enrolled online exclusively and 5 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment165
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses0
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses5
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses160
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses0
North Carolina Resident-
Other State In U.S.-
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