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 University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

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 at North Carolina Central University is $7,537 for North Carolina residents and $20,845 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,061 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,953 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 64 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 24 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,845 $7,537 for North Carolina Residents
Student Population	2,061
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	64 graduate programs (24 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at North Carolina Central University is $7,537 for North Carolina residents and $20,845 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $259 for North Carolina residents and $995 for out-of-state students.

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

North Carolina Central 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, remedial services, 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)	24 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 $7,537 for North Carolina residents and $20,845 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.21% 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

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 $19,603 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,206 (public) / $16,286 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
North Carolina Central University	$7,537	$20,845
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,434	$17,968
Public	$8,258	$22,206
Private	$16,286

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,303 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at North Carolina Central University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.21% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,303. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.50% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $259 for North Carolina residents and $995 for other students at North Carolina Central University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.22% 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	$259	$995

Graduate Programs at North Carolina Central

North Carolina Central University offers 30 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, 573 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	28	13	486
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	1
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	86
Total	30	13	573

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 89 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 119 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	✔	89	$37,100
Social Work	✕	75	$40,300
Public Administration	✕	65	$42,900
Social Work	✕	64	$40,300
Public Administration	✕	57	$42,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at North Carolina Central University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	119	-
Law	✕	86	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	1	-

North Carolina Central University offers 30 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 573 students have completed their graduate studies.

486 students have earned/completed Master's program.
86 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)	43 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	43	$54,100
Education [+]	✔ (8 completers)	69 completers	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	5	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	15	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	7	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	✔	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	12	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✔	4	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	22	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	30 completers	$34,400
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	30	$34,400
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	89 completers	$37,100
Library and Information Science	✔	89	$37,100
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	9	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✔	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	21	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	2	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	9	-
Physics	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Psychology	✕	11	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	9	-
Human Services [+]	✕	121 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	57	$42,900
Social Work	✕	64	$40,300
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Jazz/Jazz Studies	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	51 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	37	$50,500
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	14	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	14	$41,300
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	486

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	86 completers	-
Law	✕	86	-
	Total	86

Graduate Student Population at North Carolina Central

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,061 students enrolled into North Carolina Central University graduate schools where it has total 7,953 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,417 full-time and 644 part-time graduate students. By gender, 531 male and 1,530 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	2,061	531	1,530
Full-time	1,417	380	1,037
Part-tme	644	151	493

North Carolina Central University is a historically black school and 1,294 (62.79% of total students) students are Black/African American at North Carolina Central University. There are 493 White (23.92%), 110 Hispanic (5.34%), 34 Asian (1.65%), and 130 students with other races. 23 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,061	531	1,530
American Indian/Native American	8	3	5
Asian	34	8	26
Black/African American	1,294	324	970
Hispanic	110	34	76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	493	130	363
Two More	81	22	59
Un-Known	16	5	11
Non-resident Alien	23	5	18

North Carolina Central University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 748 graduate students (36.29% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 379 graduate students (18.39% 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	2,061
Enrolled Online Exclusively	748
Enrolled Some Online Courses	379
Not in Online Courses	934

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at North Carolina Central University. 662 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.12% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.10%), 139 students are aged above 50 (6.74%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at North Carolina Central University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,061	531	1,530
Age 18-19	2	2	0
Age 20-21	53	11	42
Age 22-24	609	165	444
Age 25-29	585	141	444
Age 30-34	277	77	200
Age 35-39	141	43	98
Age 40-49	255	62	193
Age 50-64	131	29	102
Over 64	8	1	7

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