University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Online Degrees and Programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 234 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 19 major programs - 10 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 7 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees are $8,980 for North Carolina residents and $36,159 for out-of-state students. Total 1,310 students out of total 30,011 students have enrolled online exclusively. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

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Online Program Overview

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $8,980 for North Carolina residents and $36,159 for other students on average.

It offers 234 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 19 programs - 10 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	103 South Bldg Cb 9100, Chapel Hill, NC
Online Students	1,237 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,484 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,980 Out-of-State$36,159
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Total	19 Programs
Masters	10 Programs
Doctorate	2 Programs
Post-Graduate	7 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $8,980 and $36,159 for non-North Carolina residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $237 for North Carolina residents and $1,155 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $517 for North Carolina residents and $1,386 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,834	$9,005	$8,987	$8,980	$8,980
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$33,916	$34,588	$35,170	$36,159	$36,159
Graduate (In-State)	$11,606	$11,929	$12,212	$12,522	$12,522
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$28,817	$29,140	$29,423	$30,248	$30,248

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$287	$266	$237	$237	$237
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$1,332	$1,247	$1,122	$1,155	$1,155
Graduate (In-State)	$536	$552	$502	$517	$517
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,492	$1,509	$1,346	$1,386	$1,386

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 234 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 19 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 7 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	NOT OFFERED	10	2	7
Overall Programs	4	NOT OFFERED	65	86	69	10

The next 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.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	2

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	102	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
International Public Health/International Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	99	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	230	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, there are 29,877 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,721 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,237 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,484 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	29,877
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,237
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,484
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	26,156

By student location, out of a total of 1,237 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 238 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 778 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 27 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.