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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master’s in Political Science & Government

25 Master's Degrees Awarded

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

Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in political science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Political Science 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 average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

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

Does UNC Chapel Hill Offer an Online Master’s in Political Science?

Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill political science master’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 Master’s Student Diversity for Political Science

25 Master's Degrees Awarded
48.0% Women
24.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 25 students received their master’s degree in political science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 48.0% of the political science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 24.0% of the political science master’s degrees at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White17
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities3

Master’s in Political Science Focus Areas at UNC Chapel Hill

Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Political Science25

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Anthropology2
Economics6
Geography & Cartography4
Sociology14

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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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