Graduate Schools in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 68 schools are offering graduate programs - 16 public and 52 private graduate schools. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of North Carolina graduate schools is $8,436 for North Carolina residents and $22,600 for out-of-state students. Total 80,624 students have enrolled in graduate schools in North Carolina.
- Duke University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $63,985 and Catawba College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,594.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the largest graduate school with 11,676 graduate students. For the enrollment statistics, we exclude graduate schools whose rate of online students is higher than 50%.
- Duke University offers the most number of graduate programs of 169 programs.
- East Carolina University offers the most number of online graduate programs of 55 programs via distance learning.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
64 Graduate Schools in North Carolina
The next table lists all graduate schools located in North Carolina. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
College Name | North Carolina Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Graduate Student Population | Number of Graduate Programs | Number of Full-time Faculty |
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Appalachian State University Boone, NC | $8,380 | $24,140 | 20,436 | 1,878 | 45 | 1,037 |
Barton College Wilson, NC | $9,870 | $10,397 | 1,265 | 78 | 6 | 65 |
Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC | - | $17,624 | 1,501 | 26 | 5 | 77 |
Brevard College Brevard, NC | - | $10,800 | 759 | 24 | 3 | 52 |
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC | $25,836 | $31,490 | 528 | 77 | 3 | 32 |
Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | $12,184 | $16,158 | 5,272 | 2,307 | 30 | 261 |
Catawba College Salisbury, NC | $2,220 | $3,594 | 1,172 | 78 | 8 | 76 |
Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC | - | $8,730 | 886 | 86 | 3 | 48 |
Duke University Durham, NC | $52,617 | $63,985 | 18,023 | 11,383 | 169 | 4,074 |
East Carolina University Greenville, NC | $7,658 | $20,807 | 27,151 | 5,463 | 89 | 1,357 |
Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC | $5,787 | $18,849 | 2,149 | 116 | 4 | 88 |
Elon University Elon, NC | $13,095 | $20,574 | 7,123 | 786 | 11 | 447 |
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | $6,197 | $17,262 | 6,787 | 1,039 | 9 | 266 |
Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC | $9,050 | $11,300 | 3,144 | 1,332 | 30 | 149 |
Greensboro College Greensboro, NC | $5,080 | $4,416 | 826 | 96 | 8 | 47 |
Guilford College Greensboro, NC | $1,440 | $14,880 | 1,167 | 38 | 3 | 86 |
Heritage Bible College Dunn, NC | - | $10,440 | 26 | - | 1 | 5 |
High Point University High Point, NC | $14,346 | $34,329 | 5,981 | 945 | 17 | 298 |
Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC | $17,286 | $19,612 | 1,093 | 41 | 1 | 85 |
Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC | - | $9,750 | 855 | - | 3 | 60 |
Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC | $10,350 | $12,240 | 2,354 | 825 | 27 | 140 |
Livingstone College Salisbury, NC | - | $12,439 | 839 | - | 1 | 62 |
Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC | $12,015 | $14,364 | 1,032 | 38 | 4 | 83 |
Meredith College Raleigh, NC | $13,110 | $13,619 | 1,587 | 265 | 14 | 130 |
Methodist University Fayetteville, NC | $40,497 | $43,365 | 1,811 | 363 | 10 | 144 |
Montreat College Montreat, NC | $13,875 | $11,310 | 972 | 152 | 6 | 38 |
University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC | $17,100 | $18,700 | 2,239 | 220 | 8 | 70 |
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC | $8,103 | $20,903 | 13,487 | 1,654 | 46 | 473 |
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC | $8,253 | $24,575 | 2,914 | - | 2 | 224 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $12,527 | $30,819 | 31,705 | 11,676 | 162 | 1,910 |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | $7,869 | $22,438 | 29,551 | 6,090 | 84 | 1,095 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | $8,546 | $22,676 | 17,978 | 3,780 | 88 | 887 |
North Carolina Central University Durham, NC | $7,480 | $20,788 | 7,553 | 1,919 | 31 | 367 |
University of North Carolina System Raleigh, NC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC | $12,676 | $27,379 | 1,104 | 184 | 3 | 150 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $11,819 | $31,793 | 36,700 | 10,446 | 159 | 1,842 |
North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount, NC | - | $12,700 | 1,337 | 88 | 2 | 60 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | $7,853 | $23,029 | 17,843 | 3,549 | 46 | 725 |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | $6,851 | $19,910 | 7,666 | 2,023 | 20 | 315 |
Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC | $11,790 | $12,240 | 1,076 | 393 | 9 | 88 |
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | $12,133 | $15,270 | 1,873 | 556 | 11 | 131 |
Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC | - | $11,300 | 1,108 | 23 | 1 | 62 |
Salem College Winston-Salem, NC | $8,050 | $6,600 | 469 | 105 | 12 | 43 |
Shaw University Raleigh, NC | $13,188 | $13,188 | 1,067 | 143 | 4 | 61 |
St. Andrews University Laurinburg, NC | $15,264 | $15,000 | 809 | 29 | 2 | 50 |
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC | $5,258 | $6,388 | 2,764 | 2,085 | 30 | 53 |
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | $39,140 | $39,350 | 8,963 | 3,516 | 57 | 1,919 |
Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC | $18,478 | $20,550 | 793 | 70 | 2 | 54 |
Wingate University Wingate, NC | $9,900 | $12,600 | 3,396 | 886 | 12 | 185 |
Carolina Christian College Winston Salem, NC | $11,200 | $11,440 | 70 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC | $7,206 | $17,741 | 5,004 | 491 | 9 | 250 |
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | $7,778 | $18,497 | 11,635 | 1,679 | 32 | 544 |
Apex School of Theology Durham, NC | $4,500 | $4,500 | 554 | 165 | - | 15 |
Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury, NC | $14,650 | $20,350 | 146 | 146 | 2 | 4 |
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte, NC | $7,760 | $9,612 | 113 | 69 | 4 | 4 |
Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC | - | $15,135 | 3,074 | 428 | 10 | 15 |
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville, NC | $19,620 | $22,730 | 88 | 88 | 2 | 2 |
Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville, NC | - | $5,340 | 152 | 40 | 3 | 4 |
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove, NC | $12,600 | $14,745 | 83 | 83 | 1 | - |
Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary, NC | $6,520 | $8,380 | 161 | 161 | 2 | 6 |
Manna University Fayetteville, NC | $5,140 | $5,963 | 256 | 65 | 5 | 3 |
South University-High Point High Point, NC | $16,839 | $14,880 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
University of Phoenix-North Carolina Charlotte, NC | $17,760 | $16,752 | 14 | 10 | - | - |
Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC | $6,410 | $11,500 | 826 | 476 | 13 | 29 |
Average | $8,436 | $22,600 | 328,805 | 80,624 | - | - |