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East Carolina University is a public institution situated in Greenville, North Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

1,344 Master's Degrees
316 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is East Carolina University?

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Contact details for ECU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: East 5Th Street, Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Phone: 252-328-6131
Website: www.ecu.edu

East Carolina University Graduate Student Diversity

5,558 Graduate Students
67% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,558 graduate students at ECU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Carolina University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 231
Black or African American 834
Hispanic or Latino 277
White 3,696
International Students 117
Other Races/Ethnicities 403

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at East Carolina University. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at ECU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at East Carolina University

7,807 Took All Classes Online
19,428 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 60 bachelor’s degree and 135 master’s degree programs available online at ECU. In 2022-2023, 19,428 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ECU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of ECU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Architecture & Related Services 60%
Health Professions 2%
Public Administration & Social Service 19%

East Carolina University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 96 224 0 320
Nursing 17 95 82 194
Mental & Social Health Services 43 56 5 104
Educational Administration 7 64 27 98
Teacher Education Subject Specific 35 56 0 91
Medicine 0 0 84 84
Teacher Education Grade Specific 46 29 0 75
Social Work 0 72 0 72
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3 30 34 67
Library & Information Science 0 66 0 66
Public Health 13 49 1 63
Marketing 57 0 0 57
Dentistry 0 0 51 51
Accounting 0 48 0 48
Communication Sciences 0 38 7 45
Computer Software & Applications 41 0 0 41
Instructional Media Design 18 23 0 41
General English Literature 0 35 0 35
Allied Health Professions 0 33 0 33
General Biology 0 32 0 32
Health & Physical Education 2 29 0 31
Computer Systems Networking 5 24 0 29
General Psychology 0 28 0 28
Communication & Media Studies 4 22 0 26
Health & Medical Administrative Services 24 0 0 24
Special Education 8 15 0 23
Public Administration 2 20 0 22
Writing Studies 19 0 2 21
Music 3 18 0 21
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 19 0 19
Finance & Financial Management 18 0 0 18
Computer Science 0 18 0 18
Economics 0 16 0 16
Information Technology 15 0 0 15
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 5 0 9 14
Hospitality Management 7 6 0 13
International Relations & National Security 0 13 0 13
Engineering-Related Fields 0 12 0 12
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 12 0 12
Medical Illustration & Informatics 3 9 0 12
Chemistry 0 12 0 12
Construction Engineering Technology 0 11 0 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 6 4 10
Management Information Systems 10 0 0 10
Student Counseling 10 0 0 10
Maritime Studies 0 10 0 10
Computer Engineering 0 9 0 9
Human Development & Family Studies 0 9 0 9
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 9 0 0 9
Child Development & Psychology 9 0 0 9
Geography & Cartography 0 9 0 9
Teaching English or French 8 0 0 8
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 8 0 8
Geological & Earth Sciences 4 4 0 8
Biomedical Engineering 0 7 0 7
Sociology 0 7 0 7
Fine & Studio Arts 0 7 0 7
Curriculum & Instruction 0 6 0 6
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 6 0 0 6
Anthropology 0 6 0 6
Quality Control Technology 0 5 0 5
Mathematics 0 5 0 5
Physics 0 5 0 5
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 4 4
Information Science 4 0 0 4
Mechanical Engineering 0 4 0 4
Gerontology 4 0 0 4
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 0 0 3
Environmental Design 2 0 0 2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 2 2
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 2 2
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 2 2
Romance Languages 0 2 0 2
International Studies 0 1 0 1
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0
History 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 560 1,344 316 2,220

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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