2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at UNC graduate schools is $12,527 for North Carolina residents and $30,819 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees stays same as last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at UNC.
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
UNC 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$12,522$10,552$1,970$30,248$28,278$1,970
2021$12,522$10,552$1,970$30,248$28,278$1,970
2022$12,566$10,552$2,014$30,858$28,844$2,014
2023$12,527$10,552$1,975$30,819$28,844$1,975
2024$12,527$10,552$1,975$30,819$28,844$1,975
UNC 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$517$1,386
2021$517$1,386
2022$586$1,602
2023$586$1,602
2024$586$1,602
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$11,526$2,750$11,526$2,750
2021$11,740$2,836$11,740$2,836
2022$11,882$2,858$11,882$2,858
2023$12,254$2,716$12,254$2,716
2024$13,016$2,814$13,016$2,814

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 237 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 25 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's9116
Doctorate (Research)620
Doctorate (Professional)72
Post-BS Certificate76
Post-MS Certificate21
Total23725
Master'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At UNC, there are 31,705 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 11,676 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 4,653 male and 7,023 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.66 to 1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,880 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 Native281117
Asian1,085386699
Black or African American1,062312750
Hispanic877322555
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1073
White6,6002,7203,880
Two or More Races504174330
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19387106
Total 11,6764,6537,023