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University of North Carolina at Charlotte Graduate Schools

University of North Carolina at Charlotte (referred to as UNC Charlotte) is a Public, 4 years school located in Charlotte, NC. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $7,739 for North Carolina residents and $21,884 for out-of-state students. The school has 6,090 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 29,551 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of North Carolina at Charlotte (referred to as UNC Charlotte) is a Public, 4 years school located in Charlotte, NC. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) 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 (7/1/1957 - Current[Estimated Date]).
UNC Charlotte Directory Information
School NameUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte)
Address9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Phone704-687-2000
Webhttps://www.uncc.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.uncc.edu/admissions/apply-now
Financial Infohttps://ninercentral.uncc.edu/financial-aid/aid-basics
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $7,739 for North Carolina residents and $21,884 for out-of-state students. The school has 6,090 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 29,551 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 212 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 32 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$21,884
$7,739 for North Carolina Residents
Student Population6,090
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs212 graduate programs
(32 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio20 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $7,739 for North Carolina residents and $21,884 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $242 for North Carolina residents and $1,021 for out-of-state students.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)32 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Remedial 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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $7,739 for North Carolina residents and $21,884 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.49% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$4,337$3,041$17,771$3,041
2019-2020$4,337$3,093$17,771$3,093
2020-2021$4,337$3,284$17,771$3,284
2021-2022$4,337$3,376$17,771$3,376
2022-2023$4,337$3,402$18,482$3,402
The graduate school tuition & fees of UNC Charlotte 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of North Carolina at Charlotte$7,739$21,884
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 $15,446 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.53% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,408. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.77% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$12,432$3,159$10,433$3,487
2019-2020$13,224$3,640$10,985$3,968
2020-2021$12,800$3,768$11,000$4,308
2021-2022$12,895$2,633$12,895$2,633
2022-2023$12,896$2,550$12,858$2,550
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $242 for North Carolina residents and $1,021 for other students at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.44% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$410$1,156
2019-2020$413$1,159
2020-2021$423$1,170
2021-2022$241$987
2022-2023$242$1,021

Graduate Programs at UNC Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers 142 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 2,406 students have completed their study at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Offered Degrees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree64141,712
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship210159
Doctor's degree - other2133
Post Bachelor's Degree489471
Post Master's Degree7131
Total142252,406
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) program with 335 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Computer Science program with 296 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Computer and Information Sciences program with 20 completers.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers 142 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,406 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,712 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 33 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 471 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 31 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] ✕ 59 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕9-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕50-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Latin American Studies✕9-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕9-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 356 completers$71,500
Information Technology✕75-
Computer Science✕247-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕34-
Education [+] ✔ (8 completers) 265 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✔8-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕31$50,500
Urban Education and Leadership✔23-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔18-
Special Education and Teaching✔15-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕53$39,500
Elementary Education and Teaching✔8-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕3-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔87-
Reading Teacher Education✔17-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕2-
Engineering [+] ✕ 105 completers-
Engineering✕6-
Civil Engineering✕14-
Computer Engineering✕0-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕40-
Mechanical Engineering✕24-
Construction Engineering✕16-
Engineering (other)✕5-
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 34 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔28-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕6-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✔ (1 completers) 7 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✔7-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 22 completers$42,700
English Language and Literature✕22$42,700
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕14-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕10-
Bioinformatics✕17-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 47 completers-
Mathematics✕10-
Financial Mathematics✕37-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Gerontology✕7-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Ethics✕6-
Religion/Religious Studies✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Chemistry✕5-
Geology/Earth Science✕10-
Physics✕7-
Optics/Optical Sciences✕4-
Psychology [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Psychology✕10-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✕19-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕12-
Human Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 124 completers-
Public Administration✕33$45,700
Social Work✔91$40,500
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 39 completers-
Anthropology✕8-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕18-
Geography✕7-
Sociology✕6-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 173 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕26$53,500
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕21-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕3-
Public Health✕15-
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist✕14-
Medical Informatics✔18-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)✔76-
Business [+] ✔ (1 completers) 322 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔127$82,600
Accounting✕58$55,700
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕51-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕81-
Real Estate✕5-
History [+] ✕ 16 completers-
History✕16-
Total1,712
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕20-
Education [+] ✕ 47 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕13-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕20-
Educational Evaluation and Research✕1-
Special Education and Teaching✕2-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕11-
Engineering [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Civil Engineering✕5-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕15-
Mechanical Engineering✕9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕8-
Bioinformatics✕5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Applied Mathematics✕7-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕10-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕3-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Optics/Optical Sciences✕2-
Physical Sciences (other)✕7-
Psychology [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Health/Medical Psychology✕6-
Human Services [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕4-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Geography✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Public Health✕2-
Business [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕4-
Total159
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 14 completers-
Nursing Practice✔14-
Business [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕19-
Total33
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕1-
Women's Studies✕5-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Information Technology✕3-
Computer Science✕0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕0-
Education [+] ✔ (6 completers) 407 completers-
Urban Education and Leadership✔15-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔22-
Educational Evaluation and Research✕4-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔19-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities✕0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕0-
Special Education and Teaching (other)✔3-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕7-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕335-
Mathematics Teacher Education✔2-
Music Teacher Education✕0-
Education (other)✔0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Mechanical Engineering✕3-
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔0-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕8-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕1-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2 completers-
English Language and Literature✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Biomedical Sciences✕1-
Bioinformatics✕3-
Biotechnology✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Gerontology✕5-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Philosophy✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Psychology✕1-
Human Services [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Public Administration✕6-
Social Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 7 completers-
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods✕0-
Criminology✔1-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕3-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Music Performance✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 3 completers-
Public Health✕0-
Public Health Education and Promotion✕0-
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist✕0-
Medical Informatics✕3-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)✔0-
Business [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕1-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕14-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✕0-
Total471
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 30 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕22$50,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕2$34,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔6-
Education (other)✕0$38,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Total31

Graduate Student Population at UNC Charlotte

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 6,332 students enrolled into University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduate schools where it has total 29,551 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,749 full-time and 3,583 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,493 male and 3,839 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,3322,4933,839
Full-time2,7491,2101,539
Part-tme3,5831,2832,300
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 3,146 White (49.68%), 1,026 Black/African American (16.20%), 387 Hispanic (6.11%), 264 Asian (4.17%), and 1,509 students with other races. 1,222 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,3322,4933,839
American Indian/Native American1349
Asian264112152
Black/African American1,026295731
Hispanic387122265
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White3,1461,1302,016
Two More16352111
Un-Known1075057
Non-resident Alien1,222727495
University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,194 graduate students (34.65% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,636 graduate students (25.84% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total6,332
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,194
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,636
Not in Online Courses2,502
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 1,925 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.40% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 333 students are aged above 50 (5.26%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,3322,4933,839
Under 18101
Age 18-19110
Age 20-2119069121
Age 22-241,7357191,016
Age 25-291,8267661,060
Age 30-34921405516
Age 35-39589247342
Age 40-49736200536
Age 50-6432081239
Over 641358

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