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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PhD in Information Science

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Information Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Information Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in IS, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in IS from UNC Chapel Hill Cost?

$12,522 Average Tuition and Fees

UNC Chapel Hill Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UNC Chapel Hill was $1,386 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $517 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $10,552 $28,278
Fees $1,970 $1,970

Does UNC Chapel Hill Offer an Online PhD in IS?

Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill IS doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.

UNC Chapel Hill Doctorate Student Diversity for IS

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
11.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 9 doctor’s degrees in IS handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 66.7% of the students who received their PhD in IS in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in IS at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 11.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in IS Focus Areas at UNC Chapel Hill

Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Information Science 9

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information science.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 22

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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