Graduate Programs at University of North Carolina Wilmington

Graduate School Overview

University of North Carolina Wilmington (referred to as UNCW) is a Public, 4 years school located in Wilmington, NC.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1952 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UNCW Directory Information
School Name	University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)
Address	601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5963
Phone	910-962-3000
Web	https://www.uncw.edu
Online Application	https://www.uncw.edu/admissions/apply.html
Financial Info	https://www.uncw.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UNCW is $7,853 for North Carolina residents and $23,029 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,549 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,843 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 121 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 40 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$23,029 $7,853 for North Carolina Residents
Student Population	3,549
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	121 graduate programs (40 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UNCW is $7,853 for North Carolina residents and $23,029 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $262 for North Carolina residents and $1,061 for out-of-state students.

UNCW offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
North Carolina Residents	$7,853
Out-of-State	$23,029
Tuition per Credit Hour
North Carolina Residents	$262
Out-of-State	$1,061

UNCW 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)	40 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad 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 University of North Carolina Wilmington is $7,853 for North Carolina residents and $23,029 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.16% 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	$4,719	$2,648	$18,548	$2,648
2019-2020	$4,719	$2,738	$18,548	$2,738
2020-2021	$4,719	$2,738	$18,548	$2,738
2021-2022	$4,719	$2,795	$18,548	$2,795
2022-2023	$4,719	$2,795	$19,104	$2,795
2023-2024	$4,979	$2,874	$20,155	$2,874

The graduate school tuition & fees of UNCW 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
University of North Carolina Wilmington	$7,853	$23,029
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 $18,583 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UNCW.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.68% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,583. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.68% 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	$10,686	$6,079	$10,686	$6,079
2019-2020	$10,897	$6,146	$10,897	$6,146
2020-2021	$11,346	$6,141	$11,346	$6,141
2021-2022	$11,346	$6,141	$11,346	$6,141
2022-2023	$12,120	$5,978	$12,120	$5,978
2023-2024	$12,605	$5,978	$12,605	$5,978

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $274 for North Carolina residents and $1,116 for other students at University of North Carolina Wilmington. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.18% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	North Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$289	$980
2019-2020	$326	$1,099
2020-2021	$336	$1,135
2021-2022	$262	$1,030
2022-2023	$262	$1,061
2023-2024	$274	$1,116

Graduate Programs at UNCW

University of North Carolina Wilmington offers 66 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, 1,455 students have completed their study at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Offered Degrees at University of North Carolina Wilmington
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	37	16	1,341
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	6	1	19
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	15
Post Bachelor's Degree	20	13	72
Post Master's Degree	2	0	8
Total	66	31	1,455

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Community College Education program with 16 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 259 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 15 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of North Carolina Wilmington
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Community College Education	✕	16	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	14	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	12	-
Geography	✔	10	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of North Carolina Wilmington
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	259	$67,200
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	233	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	93	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	88	-
Social Work	✕	83	$42,300

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of North Carolina Wilmington
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	15	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	12	$70,500
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✔	3	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✔	2	-
Psychology	✔	2	-

University of North Carolina Wilmington offers 66 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,455 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,341 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
72 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
8 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	16	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✕	3	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	51 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✔	51	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	7	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	20	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	179 completers	$42,200
Education	✔	53	$42,200
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	21	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	88	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✔	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	37 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Creative Writing	✕	27	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	28 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✔	14	-
Gerontology	✕	14	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	46 completers	-
Chemistry	✔	25	$53,200
Geology/Earth Science	✕	16	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	32 completers	$39,600
Psychology	✕	32	$39,600
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	104 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	21	$41,800
Social Work	✕	83	$42,300
Social Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Sociology	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	9	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	317 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	50	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	8	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	233	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	26	-
Business [+]	✔ (3 completers)	438 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	259	$67,200
Accounting	✕	61	-
Investments and Securities	✔	25	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	93	-
History [+]	✔	18 completers	-
History	✔	18	-
	Total	1,341

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	12	$70,500
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Marine Sciences	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Psychology	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	✕	-	-
	Total	19

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	15 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	15	-
	Total	15

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	-	-
Environmental Studies	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Education	✕	4	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	10	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Gerontology	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	12	-
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	-	-
	Total	72

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	8	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at UNCW

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,549 students enrolled into University of North Carolina Wilmington graduate schools where it has total 17,843 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,638 full-time and 1,911 part-time graduate students. By gender, 987 male and 2,562 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	3,549	987	2,562
Full-time	1,638	437	1,201
Part-tme	1,911	550	1,361

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,405 White (67.77%), 394 Black/African American (11.10%), 239 Hispanic (6.73%), 81 Asian (2.28%), and 430 students with other races. 94 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,549	987	2,562
American Indian/Native American	40	13	27
Asian	81	32	49
Black/African American	394	79	315
Hispanic	239	61	178
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,405	680	1,725
Two More	93	33	60
Un-Known	202	52	150
Non-resident Alien	94	37	57

University of North Carolina Wilmington offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,597 graduate students (73.18% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 201 graduate students (5.66% 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	3,549
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,597
Enrolled Some Online Courses	201
Not in Online Courses	751

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of North Carolina Wilmington. 778 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.92% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 292 students are aged above 50 (8.23%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,549	987	2,562
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	74	20	54
Age 22-24	704	202	502
Age 25-29	839	225	614
Age 30-34	540	162	378
Age 35-39	437	127	310
Age 40-49	662	170	492
Age 50-64	282	77	205
Over 64	10	3	7

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