2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at NCSU graduate schools is $11,819 for North Carolina residents and $31,793 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 2.87% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at NCSU.
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
NCSU 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$11,673$9,095$2,578$28,999$26,421$2,578
2021$11,673$9,095$2,578$28,999$26,421$2,578
2022$11,703$9,095$2,608$29,690$27,082$2,608
2023$11,700$9,095$2,605$30,906$28,301$2,605
2024$11,819$9,459$2,360$31,793$29,433$2,360
NCSU 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$446$1,295
2021$505$1,468
2022$505$1,505
2023$505$1,572
2024$526$1,635
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$11,359$2,717$11,359$2,717
2021$11,602$2,770$11,602$2,770
2022$11,957$2,804$11,957$2,804
2023$12,748$3,022$12,748$3,022
2024$13,719$3,121$13,719$3,121

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at North Carolina State University at Raleigh offers 324 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 78 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's9826
Doctorate (Research)620
Doctorate (Professional)21
Post-BS Certificate4933
Total32478
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At NCSU, there are 36,700 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 10,446 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 5,356 male and 5,090 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 1.05 to 1. North Carolina State University at Raleigh offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 2,418 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 Native301515
Asian541271270
Black or African American763267496
Hispanic484203281
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander541
White4,9822,3442,638
Two or More Races263123140
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19382111
Total 10,4465,3565,090