Online Degrees and Programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 249 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 25 major programs - 16 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 7 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,994 for North Carolina residents and $41,203 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,858 students out of total 32,438 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,544 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $8,994 and $41,203 for non-North Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $12,751 and $31,408 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $292 for North Carolina residents and $1,635 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $598 for North Carolina residents and $1,635 for out-of-state students.

• Tuition & Fees
• Cost per Credit

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 249 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 16 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelors or Post-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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, there are 32,438 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,527 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,858 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,669 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,858 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 713 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 863 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 35 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

---