University of North Carolina at Wilmington Online Learning

If you are working full-time or part-time, an online degree may provide the flexibility you need to complete your program of study. Busy students may also choose to take one or two online classes as part of their degree program. Find out what online learning options are available for your major at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. On this page you will find:

• Online Bachelor’s Degrees
• Online Master’s Degrees
• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at UNCW

UNCW offers 6 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 571 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:

Online Bachelor’s Degree	Number of Grads
Criminology	111
Health & Physical Education	172
International Studies	54
Other Health Professions	54
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	19
Teacher Education Grade Specific	161

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at UNCW is $18,508. Part time students pay $771 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our UNCW tuition and fees page.

Online Master’s Degrees at UNCW

You can get an online master's degree in 17 different fields at UNCW. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree	Number of Grads
Business Administration & Management	209
Chemistry	36
Curriculum & Instruction	6
Educational Administration	11
Finance & Financial Management	10
General Education	67
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7
History	25
Instructional Media Design	24
Liberal Arts General Studies	8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	75
Other Health Professions	19
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	13
Public Administration	21
Public Relations & Advertising	15
Romance Languages	5
Teacher Education Grade Specific	83

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at UNCW is $18,548. Part time graduate students pay $1,030 per credit hour.

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at UNCW?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 17,032 students took at least one online class at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Of these students, 13,873 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 275 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 2,884 were graduate students.

All Online Students at UNCW

Of the 17,915 students at University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 95.07% (17,032) took at least one class online. About 34.99% (6,269) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of North Carolina at Wilmington for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	17,032	6,269
2018-2019	8,500	3,540
2017-2018	7,833	3,040
2016-2017	7,146	2,540
2015-2016	6,424	2,051

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at UNCW

In 2019-2020, 14,326 undergraduate students attended University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Of these students 96.84% (13,873) took at least one class online. 26.46% (3,790) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online. Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at University of North Carolina at Wilmington for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	13,873	3,790
2018-2019	6,734	1,975
2017-2018	6,489	1,883
2016-2017	6,145	1,700
2015-2016	5,595	1,374

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at UNCW

Of the 324 undergraduate non-seekers at University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 84.88% (275) took at least one class online. About 46.91% (152) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of North Carolina at Wilmington for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	275	152
2018-2019	82	49
2017-2018	61	36
2016-2017	51	32
2015-2016	51	30

Online Graduate Students at UNCW

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 3,265 graduate students attended University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and 88.33% (2,884) were enrolled in at least one online class. 71.27% (2,327) of these students took classes exclusively online. Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of North Carolina at Wilmington for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	2,884	2,327
2018-2019	1,684	1,516
2017-2018	1,283	2,327
2016-2017	950	808
2015-2016	778	647

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