2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at ECU graduate schools is $7,658 for North Carolina residents and $20,807 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 0.17% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at ECU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
ECU 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$7,535$4,749$2,786$20,684$17,898$2,786
2021$7,536$4,749$2,787$20,685$17,898$2,787
2022$7,594$4,749$2,845$20,743$17,898$2,845
2023$7,622$4,749$2,873$20,771$17,898$2,873
2024$7,658$4,749$2,909$20,807$17,898$2,909
ECU 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$297$1,119
2021$297$1,119
2022$264$994
2023$264$994
2024$264$994
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$10,030$3,630$10,030$3,630
2021$10,136$3,710$10,136$3,710
2022$10,450$3,922$10,450$3,922
2023$10,816$4,018$10,816$4,018
2024$11,000$4,176$11,034$4,176

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at East Carolina University offers 241 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 123 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's6945
Doctorate (Research)153
Doctorate (Professional)61
Post-BS Certificate5945
Post-MS Certificate129
Total241123
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At ECU, there are 27,151 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 5,463 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,715 male and 3,748 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.46 to 1. East Carolina University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 3,373 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native39633
Asian22897131
Black or African American818194624
Hispanic30097203
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander734
White3,5731,1302,443
Two or More Races1333598
Race/Ethnicity Unknown24392151
Total 5,4631,7153,748