Duke University Graduate Programs

Duke University is a Private, 4-years school located in Durham, NC. Duke offers total 211 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $63,985
  • Graduate Students: 11,383
  • Graduate Programs: 211

Duke Graduate Programs Overview

Duke University (referred to as Duke) is a Private, 4-years school located in Durham, NC. Duke offers total 211 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Duke University is $63,985 when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $3,495 for part-time students or overloaded credits. Total 11,383 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 18,023 with undergraduate students.
Duke 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees$63,985
Costs per Credit$3,495
Graduate Students11,383
Graduate Programs211 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Duke University graduate schools offers 211 major programs and 4 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 4,382 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Duke. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Duke with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 4 programs 131
Natural Resources/Conservation1 program 94
Environmental Studies1 program 16
Natural Resources Management and Policy1 program 9
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management1 program 12
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 8
East Asian Studies1 program 8
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 3
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1 program 3
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 49
Computer Science1 program 49
Education [+] 1 program 8
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels1 program 8
Engineering [+] 7 programs 214
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 66
Civil Engineering1 program 11
Computer Engineering1 program 51
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 64
Engineering Mechanics1 program 2
Materials Engineering1 program 2
Mechanical Engineering1 program 18
Engineering Technology [+] 3 programs (2 online)121
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology1 program 1
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program (1 online)99
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)1 program (1 online)21
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 6 programs 11
Russian Language and Literature1 program 0
German Language and Literature1 program 10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 1
French Language and Literature1 program 0
Italian Language and Literature1 program 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 2 programs 116
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)1 program 116
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 13
English Language and Literature1 program 13
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 2 programs 12
Humanities/Humanistic Studies1 program 0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)1 program 12
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 19 programs 173
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 0
Biomedical Sciences1 program 47
Biochemistry1 program 3
Biophysics1 program 0
Molecular Biology1 program 1
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology1 program 0
Anatomy1 program 28
Immunology1 program 0
Infectious Disease and Global Health1 program 34
Molecular Genetics1 program 0
Genome Sciences/Genomics1 program 0
Pathology/Experimental Pathology1 program 8
Pharmacology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 47
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)1 program 0
Ecology1 program 0
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography1 program 0
Epidemiology1 program 4
Neuroscience1 program 1
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 35
Mathematics1 program 0
Statistics1 program 35
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 28
Computational Science1 program 28
Sustainability Studies1 program 0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 3 programs 30
Philosophy1 program 1
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 7
Christian Studies1 program 22
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 2 programs 129
Theology/Theological Studies1 program 129
Divinity/Ministry1 program 0
Physical Sciences [+] 6 programs 44
Chemistry1 program 4
Geology/Earth Science1 program 0
Physics1 program 2
Optics/Optical Sciences1 program 1
Physics (other)1 program 34
Materials Science1 program 3
Psychology [+] 1 program 10
Psychology1 program 10
Human Services [+] 1 program 103
Public Policy Analysis1 program 103
Social Sciences [+] 6 programs 128
Anthropology1 program 2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 64
International Relations and Affairs1 program 21
Political Science and Government1 program 25
Political Economy1 program 9
Sociology1 program 7
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 4 programs 13
Dance1 program 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 2
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)1 program 7
Music1 program 2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 14 programs 366
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 0
Physician Assistant1 program 89
International Public Health/International Health1 program 1
Medical Informatics1 program 40
Bioethics/Medical Ethics1 program 19
Nursing Education1 program 15
Nursing Administration1 program 21
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 50
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 61
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing1 program 8
Nursing Science1 program 0
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 14
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 15
Business [+] 4 programs (1 online)1,336
Business Administration and Management1 program 280
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program 0
International Business/Trade/Commerce1 program 87
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program (1 online)969
History [+] 1 programs 6
History1 program 6
Total94 programs (3 online)3,087
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 9
Environmental Studies1 program 9
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 0
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 9
Computer Science1 program 9
Engineering [+] 4 programs 102
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 38
Civil Engineering1 program 9
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 32
Mechanical Engineering1 program 23
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 5 programs 9
German Language and Literature1 program 4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 3
French Language and Literature1 program 0
Italian Language and Literature1 program 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 2
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 0
Law1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 14
English Language and Literature1 program 14
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 15 programs 107
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 8
Biochemistry1 program 7
Molecular Biology1 program 5
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology1 program 10
Anatomy1 program 0
Immunology1 program 7
Molecular Genetics1 program 16
Genome Sciences/Genomics1 program 7
Pathology/Experimental Pathology1 program 2
Pharmacology1 program 13
Biostatistics1 program 4
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)1 program 8
Ecology1 program 2
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography1 program 6
Neuroscience1 program 12
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 21
Mathematics1 program 10
Statistics1 program 11
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 11
Philosophy1 program 4
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 7
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 1 program 1
Theology/Theological Studies1 program 1
Physical Sciences [+] 4 programs 48
Chemistry1 program 26
Geology/Earth Science1 program 1
Physics1 program 16
Physics (other)1 program 5
Psychology [+] 1 program 12
Psychology1 program 12
Human Services [+] 1 program 4
Public Policy Analysis1 program 4
Social Sciences [+] 4 programs 39
Anthropology1 program 8
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 15
Political Science and Government1 program 8
Sociology1 program 8
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 2 programs 8
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 3
Music1 program 5
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program 6
Nursing Science1 program 6
Business [+] 2 programs 9
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 9
History [+] 1 programs 7
History1 program 7
Total50 programs416
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] 2 programs 236
Law1 program 214
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)1 program 22
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 2 programs 16
Theology/Theological Studies1 program 0
Divinity/Ministry1 program 16
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 9 programs (1 online)278
Medicine1 program 120
Physical Therapy/Therapist1 program 79
Nursing Administration1 program 0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Nurse Anesthetist1 program 24
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 3
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 3
Nursing Practice1 program (1 online)49
Business [+] 2 programs 0
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program 0
Total15 programs (1 online)530
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 5 programs 26
East Asian Studies1 program 2
European Studies/Civilization1 program 2
Latin American Studies1 program 5
African-American/Black Studies1 program 5
Women's Studies1 program 12
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs 2
Artificial Intelligence1 program 1
Information Science/Studies1 program 1
Education [+] 1 program 71
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1 program 71
Engineering [+] 3 programs 36
Engineering1 program 3
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 2
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 31
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 3 programs 3
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)1 program 0
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)1 program 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 7 programs 38
Biophysics1 program 1
Anatomy1 program 3
Developmental Biology and Embryology1 program 9
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 10
Infectious Disease and Global Health1 program 9
Toxicology1 program 5
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)1 program 1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies1 program 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 0
Philosophy (other)1 program 0
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] 1 program 6
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)1 program 6
Psychology [+] 1 program 3
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics1 program 3
Social Sciences [+] 1 program 8
International Relations and Affairs1 program 8
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 14 programs 100
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 1
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator1 program 1
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist1 program 8
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist1 program 3
International Public Health/International Health1 program 0
Nursing Education1 program 11
Nursing Administration1 program 0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 56
Nurse Anesthetist1 program 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 15
Nursing Practice1 program 4
Palliative Care Nursing1 program 1
Business [+] 2 programs 14
Business Administration and Management1 program 3
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program 11
History [+] 1 programs 1
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology1 program 1
Total43 programs309
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Anatomy1 program 0
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 1 program 20
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)1 program 20
Social Sciences [+] 1 program 1
Anthropology (other)1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 6 programs 19
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 4
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Critical Care Nursing1 program 10
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 1
Total9 programs40

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of Duke graduate programs is $63,985. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $3,495. The average living costs is $18,627 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at Duke
Amounts
Tuition$60,220
Fees$1,302
Costs per Credit Hour$3,495
Living on-campus$18,627

Graduate Student Population

At Duke graduate schools, there are total 11,383 graduate students. Among them, 948 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 5,008 men and 6,375 women students at Duke graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Duke.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Duke University
TotalMaleFemale
Total11,3835,0086,375
American Indian/Native American20614
Asian1,025449576
Black/African American750238512
Hispanic697262435
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1147
White4,3561,7792,577
Two More401146255
Un-Known356160196
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Duke
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students11,3839481,1299,306

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