Graduate Programs at North Carolina Best Colleges

Check out the best graduate programs in North Carolina.

Graduate Programs Comparison at 10 North Carolina Best Colleges

The following table lists the 10 best Graduate Programs at North Carolina Best Colleges out of 34 schools. The average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,635 for academic year 2022-2023. The average graduate student population is 4,969 and the schools offer 74 major programs (programs for master and doctorate) in average.

Comparison Table between Graduate Programs at North Carolina Best Colleges

Graduate Programs at North Carolina Best Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameGraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate StudentsNumber of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate ProgramsStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Duke UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsDurham, NC $63,985 11,383 159 programs 18 programs 6 to 1
3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPublic, 4 yearsChapel Hill, NC $30,819
($12,527 Residents)
11,676 160 programs 23 programs 17 to 1
4 North Carolina State University at RaleighPublic, 4 yearsRaleigh, NC $31,793
($11,819 Residents)
10,446 162 programs 28 programs 16 to 1
5 Wake Forest UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWinston-Salem, NC $39,350 3,516 48 programs 4 programs 10 to 1
6 Elon UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsElon, NC $20,574 786 11 programs 2 programs 11 to 1
7 Salem CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWinston-Salem, NC $6,600 105 12 programs 2 programs 16 to 1
8 Meredith CollegePrivate, 4 yearsRaleigh, NC $13,619 265 13 programs - 10 to 1
9 University of North Carolina WilmingtonPublic, 4 yearsWilmington, NC $23,029
($7,853 Residents)
3,549 44 programs 18 programs 17 to 1
10 Appalachian State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsBoone, NC $24,140
($8,380 Residents)
1,878 42 programs 16 programs 16 to 1
11 University of North Carolina at CharlottePublic, 4 yearsCharlotte, NC $22,438
($7,869 Residents)
6,090 86 programs 20 programs 20 to 1
Average$17,446 Residents
$27,635 Out-of-State
4,969 74 programs15 programs 13.90 to 1
*The rank in North Carolina Ranking. Schools for discontinuous number do not have graduate programs.
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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