Elizabeth City State University Graduate Schools

Elizabeth City State University (referred to as ECSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Elizabeth City, NC. Elizabeth City State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Elizabeth City State University is $5,731 for North Carolina residents and $18,793 for out-of-state students. The school has 116 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,149 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1947 - Current).

ECSU Directory Information
School Name	Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)
Address	1704 Weeksville Rd, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone	252-335-3400
Web	https://www.ecsu.edu
Online Application	https://ecsu.edu/admissions/apply_online.html
Financial Info	https://ecsu.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Elizabeth City State University is $5,731 for North Carolina residents and $18,793 for out-of-state students. The school has 116 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,149 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 29 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,793 $5,731 for North Carolina Residents
Student Population	116
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	29 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Elizabeth City State University is $5,731 for North Carolina residents and $18,793 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $188 for North Carolina residents and $913 for out-of-state students.

Elizabeth City State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Elizabeth City State University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Elizabeth City State University is $5,731 for North Carolina residents and $18,793 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.16% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	North Carolina Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$3,375	$2,194	$16,437	$2,194
2019-2020	$3,375	$2,260	$16,437	$2,260
2020-2021	$3,375	$2,260	$16,437	$2,260
2021-2022	$3,375	$2,326	$16,437	$2,326
2022-2023	$3,375	$2,356	$16,437	$2,356

The graduate school tuition & fees of ECSU is average compared to public graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,206 (public) / $15,785 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Elizabeth City State University	$5,731	$18,793
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,434	$17,527
Public	$8,258	$22,206
Private	$15,785

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $10,077 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Elizabeth City State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.21% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $9,060. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$7,916	$1,350	$7,524	$1,350
2019-2020	$8,036	$1,350	$7,524	$1,350
2020-2021	$8,543	$1,350	$7,710	$1,350
2021-2022	$8,509	$1,350	$7,710	$1,350
2022-2023	$8,727	$1,350	$7,710	$1,350

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $188 for North Carolina residents and $913 for other students at Elizabeth City State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	North Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$707	$2,340
2019-2020	$716	$2,348
2020-2021	$716	$2,348
2021-2022	$188	$913
2022-2023	$188	$913

Graduate Programs at ECSU

Elizabeth City State University offers 4 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 32 students have completed their study at Elizabeth City State University.

Offered Degrees at Elizabeth City State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	1	32
Total	4	1	32

The most popular program at Elizabeth City State University is the Elementary Education and Teaching program and last year 17 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Elizabeth City State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-

Elizabeth City State University offers 4 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 32 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	25 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
	Total	32

Graduate Student Population at ECSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 98 students enrolled into Elizabeth City State University graduate schools where it has total 2,149 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 36 full-time and 62 part-time graduate students. By gender, 21 male and 77 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	98	21	77
Full-time	36	12	24
Part-tme	62	9	53

Elizabeth City State University is a historically black school and 45 (45.92% of total students) students are Black/African American at Elizabeth City State University. There are 20 White (20.41%), 4 Hispanic (4.08%), 1 Asian (1.02%), and 28 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	98	21	77
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	45	9	36
Hispanic	4	1	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	20	6	14
Two More	1	1	0
Un-Known	27	4	23
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Elizabeth City State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 56 graduate students (57.14% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 19 graduate students (19.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	98
Enrolled Online Exclusively	56
Enrolled Some Online Courses	19
Not in Online Courses	23

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Elizabeth City State University. 19 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.39% of total students), 10 students are aged above 50 (10.20%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Elizabeth City State University.