Online Degrees and Programs at North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University offers 70 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 34 major programs - 16 Bachelors and 18 Masters.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,699 for North Carolina residents and $19,735 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,041 students out of total 8,579 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,049 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

North Carolina Central University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at North Carolina Central University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $6,699 and $19,735 for non-North Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $7,638 and $20,946 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $156 for North Carolina residents and $699 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $263 for North Carolina residents and $1,003 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

North Carolina Central University offers 70 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate programs. Of that, 34 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 16 Bachelors, 18 Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At North Carolina Central University, there are 8,579 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,423 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,041 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,382 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,041 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,677 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 167 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 7 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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