Graduate Programs at North Carolina Central University

Graduate School Overview

North Carolina Central University (referred to as North Carolina Central) is a Public, 4 years school located in Durham, NC. North Carolina Central is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1938 - Current).

North Carolina Central Directory Information
School Name	North Carolina Central University (North Carolina Central)
Address	1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707
Phone	919-530-6100
Web	https://www.nccu.edu
Online Application	https://www.nccu.edu/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.nccu.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of North Carolina Central is $7,480 for North Carolina residents and $20,788 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,919 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,553 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 66 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 28 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,788 $7,480 for North Carolina Residents
Student Population	1,919
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	66 graduate programs (28 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at North Carolina Central is $7,480 for North Carolina residents and $20,788 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $308 for North Carolina residents and $1,048 for out-of-state students.

North Carolina Central offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
North Carolina Residents	$7,480
Out-of-State	$20,788
Tuition per Credit Hour
North Carolina Residents	$308
Out-of-State	$1,048

North Carolina Central 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	28 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of North Carolina Central University is $7,480 for North Carolina residents and $20,788 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.27% 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	$4,740	$2,736	$17,964	$2,736
2019-2020	$4,740	$2,806	$17,694	$2,806
2020-2021	$4,740	$2,901	$17,694	$2,901
2021-2022	$4,740	$2,901	$17,694	$2,901
2022-2023	$4,740	$2,797	$18,048	$2,797
2023-2024	$4,740	$2,740	$18,048	$2,740

The graduate school tuition & fees of North Carolina Central is average compared to public graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,600 (public) / $15,605 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
North Carolina Central University	$7,480	$20,788
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,485	$17,525
Public	$8,436	$22,600
Private	$15,605

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,746 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at North Carolina Central.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.71% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,253. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -5.74% 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	$10,250	$6,205	$10,250	$6,605
2019-2020	$10,227	$6,205	$10,227	$6,605
2020-2021	$10,714	$6,205	$10,714	$6,605
2021-2022	$10,744	$6,272	$10,744	$6,605
2022-2023	$11,864	$6,039	$11,864	$6,439
2023-2024	$14,760	$3,986	$13,267	$3,986

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $306 for North Carolina residents and $1,045 for other students at North Carolina Central University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.29% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	North Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$593	$2,054
2019-2020	$593	$2,054
2020-2021	$593	$2,212
2021-2022	$263	$983
2022-2023	$308	$1,048
2023-2024	$306	$1,045

The law school tuition at North Carolina Central University is $16,261 for North Carolina residents and $38,933 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at North Carolina Central.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at North Carolina Central University
	North Carolina Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Law	$13,444	$2,817	$36,116	$2,817

Graduate Programs at North Carolina Central

North Carolina Central University offers 31 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 732 students have completed their study at North Carolina Central University.

Offered Degrees at North Carolina Central University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	29	16	600
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	0
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	132
Total	31	16	732

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at North Carolina Central University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Library and Information Science program with 94 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 132 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at North Carolina Central University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Library and Information Science	✔	94	$37,100
Social Work	✕	74	$40,300
Public Administration	✕	58	$42,900
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	40	$50,500
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	38	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at North Carolina Central University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	132	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	-	-

North Carolina Central University offers 31 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 732 students have completed their graduate studies.

600 students have earned/completed Master's program.
132 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	36 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	36	$54,100
Education [+]	✔ (8 completers)	110 completers	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	14	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	38	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	18	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	✔	10	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	20	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✔	4	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	6	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	24 completers	$34,400
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	24	$34,400
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	94 completers	$37,100
Library and Information Science	✔	94	$37,100
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	10	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✔	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	19	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	7	-
Geology/Earth Science	✔	2	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Psychology	✕	25	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	22	-
Human Services [+]	✕	132 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	58	$42,900
Social Work	✕	74	$40,300
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Jazz/Jazz Studies	✔	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	70 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	40	$50,500
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	30	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	15	$41,300
History [+]	✕	10 completers	-
History	✕	10	-
	Total	600

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	132 completers	-
Law	✕	132	-
	Total	132

Graduate Student Population at North Carolina Central

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,919 students enrolled into North Carolina Central University graduate schools where it has total 7,553 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,323 full-time and 596 part-time graduate students. By gender, 525 male and 1,394 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	1,919	525	1,394
Full-time	1,323	379	944
Part-tme	596	146	450

North Carolina Central University is a historically black school and 1,141 (59.46% of total students) students are Black/African American at North Carolina Central University. There are 463 White (24.13%), 121 Hispanic (6.31%), 36 Asian (1.88%), and 158 students with other races. 41 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,919	525	1,394
American Indian/Native American	14	5	9
Asian	36	13	23
Black/African American	1,141	309	832
Hispanic	121	34	87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	463	118	345
Two More	82	23	59
Un-Known	19	5	14
Non-resident Alien	41	18	23

North Carolina Central University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 691 graduate students (36.01% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 333 graduate students (17.35% 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	1,919
Enrolled Online Exclusively	691
Enrolled Some Online Courses	333
Not in Online Courses	895

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at North Carolina Central University. 656 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.18% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 133 students are aged above 50 (6.93%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at North Carolina Central University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,919	525	1,394
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	47	9	38
Age 22-24	609	150	459
Age 25-29	520	157	363
Age 30-34	256	80	176
Age 35-39	135	33	102
Age 40-49	218	66	152
Age 50-64	126	27	99
Over 64	7	3	4

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