The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is the largest university located in Charlotte. The university offers more than 80 graduate programs, awarding both master's and doctorate degrees. The Belk College of Business offers graduate degrees in business, accounting, finance and economics. The College of Education offers several advanced teaching degrees as well as degrees in counseling. The William States Lee College of Engineering awards advanced degrees in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. Many other advanced degrees are offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Science, College of Health and Human Services and the College of Computers and Informatics.
Queens College of Charlotte is a private university with approximately 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students. The university is made up of the College of Arts and Science, the McColl School of Business, the Knight School of Communication, the Cato School of Education, the Blair College of Health and the Presbyterian School of Nursing. Master's programs are offered in business, nursing, communications, fine arts and education. The business school offers both a traditional program and an executive program.
DeVry Uniersity is a nationwide university with campuses located across the United States and Canada. Programs offered vary from campus to campus. The Charlotte campus currently offers master's degree programs in accounting, business administration, human resource management, project management and public administration. The university caters to working adults wishing to continue their education and offers classes both in the day and at night, as well as online.
The University of Phoenix is known mainly for their online programs, but the school has physical campuses in several U.S. cities, including Charlotte. The Charlotte campus currently only offers an on-campus Master of Business Administration degree. In addition to a core set courses, student also complete 15 hours in two concentrations, such as accounting or marketing, depending on their personal preferences. Students can also take online classes while they are pursuing the degree.