Online courses are an excellent option for busy students, and some - especially older students and those who work full-time - may even wish to get their entire degree online. Keep reading to find out more about your online learning opportunities at East Carolina University.
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ECU offers 16 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,453 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:
The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at ECU is $20,729. Part time students pay $864 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our ECU tuition and fees page.
You can get an online master's degree in 33 different fields at ECU. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.
The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at ECU is $17,898. Part time graduate students pay $994 per credit hour.
How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at ECU?
20,956Undergrad Degree Seekers
1,198Undergrad Non-Seekers
4,579Graduate Students
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 26,733 students took at least one online class at East Carolina University. Of these students, 20,956 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 1,198 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 4,579 were graduate students.
All Online Students at ECU
26,733Took At Least One Online Class
10,537Took All Classes Online
7.41%Out of State Students
Of the 28,798 students at East Carolina University, 92.83% (26,733) took at least one class online.
About 36.59% (10,537) 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 East Carolina University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
26,733
10,537
2018-2019
13,890
7,109
2017-2018
12,960
6,812
2016-2017
12,348
6,626
2015-2016
12,133
6,526
Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at ECU
20,956Took At Least One Online Class
5,613Took All Classes Online
6.13%Out of State Students
In 2019-2020, 21,766 undergraduate students attended East Carolina University. Of these students 96.28% (20,956) took at least one class online.
25.79% (5,613) 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 East Carolina University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
20,956
5,613
2018-2019
8,990
2,977
2017-2018
8,458
2,963
2016-2017
7,776
2,759
2015-2016
7,656
2,787
Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at ECU
1,198Took At Least One Online Class
1,174Took All Classes Online
8.18%Out of State Students
Of the 1,290 undergraduate non-seekers at East Carolina University, 92.87% (1,198) took at least one class online.
About 91.01% (1,174) 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 East Carolina University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
1,198
1,174
2018-2019
974
951
2017-2018
652
640
2016-2017
638
623
2015-2016
537
520
Online Graduate Students at ECU
4,579Took At Least One Online Class
3,750Took All Classes Online
9.09%Out of State Students
During the 2019-2020 academic year, 5,742 graduate students attended East Carolina University, and 79.75% (4,579) were enrolled in at least one online class.
65.31% (3,750) 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 East Carolina University for the last five years.
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by our College Data Analytics Team
