Largest Online Graduate Schools in North Carolina
For the academic year 2022-2023, East Carolina University is the largest online graduate school in North Carolina with 3,373 students who enrolled online exclusively. University of North Carolina Wilmington and North Carolina State University at Raleigh also have the large number of online graduate students, following East Carolina University.
The following table shows the top 10 largest online graduate schools in North Carolina.
| School Name | Graduate Student Population | Tuition & Fees | Number of Graduate Programs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Students Enrolled Online exclusively | Students Enrolled in Some Online Classes | Students Not Enrolled in Online Classes | North Carolina residents | Out-of-State | Total | Online Programs | ||
| 1 | East Carolina UniversityPublic, 4 yearsGreenville, NC | 5,463 | 3,373 | 580 | 1,510 | $7,658 | $20,807 | 241 | 123 |
| 2 | University of North Carolina WilmingtonPublic, 4 yearsWilmington, NC | 3,549 | 2,597 | 201 | 751 | $7,853 | $23,029 | 121 | 40 |
| 3 | North Carolina State University at RaleighPublic, 4 yearsRaleigh, NC | 10,446 | 2,418 | 1,511 | 6,517 | $11,819 | $31,793 | 324 | 78 |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPublic, 4 yearsChapel Hill, NC | 11,676 | 1,880 | 1,774 | 8,022 | $12,527 | $30,819 | 237 | 25 |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at CharlottePublic, 4 yearsCharlotte, NC | 6,090 | 1,853 | 1,616 | 2,621 | $7,869 | $22,438 | 206 | 42 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at PembrokePublic, 4 yearsPembroke, NC | 2,023 | 1,661 | 227 | 135 | $6,851 | $19,910 | 57 | 16 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at GreensboroPublic, 4 yearsGreensboro, NC | 3,780 | 1,543 | 580 | 1,657 | $8,546 | $22,676 | 197 | 67 |
| 8 | Duke UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsDurham, NC | 11,383 | 948 | 1,129 | 9,306 | $63,985 | 279 | 4 | |
| 9 | Appalachian State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsBoone, NC | 1,878 | 871 | 236 | 771 | $8,380 | $24,140 | 164 | 47 |
| 10 | Wake Forest UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWinston-Salem, NC | 3,516 | 862 | 326 | 2,328 | $39,350 | 100 | 2 | |
