Graduate Programs | University of North Carolina Wilmington

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of North Carolina Wilmington 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 $7,853 and $23,029 for non-North Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $274 for North Carolina residents and $1,116 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	$4,979	$20,155
Fees	$2,874	$2,874
Cost per Credit	$274	$1,116
Books & Supplies	$1,130
Room & Board	$12,605 (On-Campus) / $12,605 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,978 (On-Campus) / $5,978 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,566	$42,742
Off-Campus Total	$27,566	$42,742

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$7,457	$7,457	$7,514	$7,514	$7,853
Out-of-State	$21,286	$21,286	$21,343	$21,899	$23,029

Graduate Program Overview

University of North Carolina Wilmington is a four-years, public school located in Wilmington, 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 $7,853 for North Carolina residents and $23,029 for out-of-state students.

It offers sixty-six (66) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of North Carolina Wilmington
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC
Graduate School Students	3,542 students 2,597 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$7,853 Out-of-State$23,029
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 66 Graduate Programs 37 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 22 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of North Carolina Wilmington offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 66 major areas - 37 Master's (16 online programs), 7 Doctorate (2 online programs), 20 Post-Bachelor'(13 online programs), 2 Post-Master'. 1,341 students have been conferred Master's degree and 34 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
Total	1,341	34	72	8
Men	407	4	13	-
Women	934	30	59	8

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.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Community College Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Educational Evaluation and Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Gerontology	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	16	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	51^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	53^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	11	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	88^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	8	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Gerontology	14	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	32	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	83	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	50^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	233	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	259^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Investments and Securities	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	93^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marine Sciences	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 18,030 students enrolled in University of North Carolina Wilmington including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 3,542 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 999 male and 2,543 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,285 full-time and 2,257 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 2,597 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 201 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	3,542
Men Students	999
Women Students	2,543

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	3,542
Full-time Students	1,285
Part-time Students	2,257

By race/ethnicity 2,513 White, 372 Black, and 73 Asian students are attending at University of North Carolina Wilmington. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	3,542
American Indian / Native American	33
Asian	73
Black	372
Hispanic	181
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	2,513
Two or more races	103
Un-Known	187

75 students are younger than 22 and 954 students are older than 65. The school has 1,543 students aged between 22 and 30 and 977 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	3,542
21 & Under	75
22-24	704
25-29	839
30-34	540
35-39	437
40 & Over	954

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 Wilmington, 2,597 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 201 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,549
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,597
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	201
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	751

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,597
North Carolina Resident	2,495
Other State In U.S.	87
Outside of U.S.	15

Graduate School Tuition at University of North Carolina Wilmington