East Carolina University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

East Carolina University is a four-years, public school located in Greenville, North Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,361 for North Carolina residents and $23,638 for other students on average.

It offers 241 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 123 programs - 20 Bachelors, 45 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 54 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	East Carolina University
Type	four-years, public
Address	East 5th Street, Greenville, NC
Online Students	7,807 Enrolled Online Exclusively 11,621 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,361 Out-of-State$23,638
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,658 Out-of-State$20,807
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	123 Programs
Bachelors	20 Programs
Masters	45 Programs
Doctorate	4 Programs
Post-Graduate	54 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at East Carolina University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $7,361 and $23,638 for non-North Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $7,658 and $20,807 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $186 for North Carolina residents and $865 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $265 for North Carolina residents and $996 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

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

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$7,238	$7,239	$7,297	$7,325	$7,361
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$23,515	$23,516	$23,574	$23,602	$23,638
Graduate (In-State)	$7,535	$7,536	$7,594	$7,622	$7,658
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$20,684	$20,685	$20,743	$20,771	$20,807

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$185	$185	$185	$185	$186
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$864	$864	$864	$864	$865
Graduate (In-State)	$297	$297	$264	$264	$265
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,119	$1,119	$994	$994	$996

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

East Carolina University offers 241 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 123 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 20 Bachelors, 45 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 54 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	45	4	54
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	69	21	71

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Architecture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	22	NOT OFFERED	4

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	5
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	27	3
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	18
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	164	24	NOT OFFERED	4
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	22
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	1
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	1
Health Occupations Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Industrial Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	179	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Quality Control Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	189	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	66	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	2
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
National Security Policy Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Trauma Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	1	6
Environmental Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	7
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	3
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	374	95	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Clinical Nurse Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	74	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	224	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	3
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At East Carolina University, there are 27,151 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 19,428 students were attending classes through distance learning (7,807 students are enrolled exclusively and 11,621 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	27,151
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	7,807
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	11,621
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	7,723

By student location, out of a total of 7,807 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 7,369 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 288 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 28 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.