Duke University

Durham, North Carolina · Private, nonprofit

Of 62 assessed programs, 59 leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 178 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$735
$30k to $48k	$-361
$48k to $75k	$5,706
$75k to $110k	$17,100
$110k and up	$54,230
All families (average)	$29,612

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

62 of 240 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical North Carolina high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Management Science	Master's Degree	$152,389	+$118,330	clears the bar	$66,943	0.6 yrs	1,138
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$195,809	+$161,750	clears the bar	$13,500	0.1 yrs	370
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$222,160	+$188,101	clears the bar	$80,630	0.4 yrs	280
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$161,149	+$127,090	clears the bar	$13,187	0.1 yrs	209
Nursing	Master's Degree	$122,410	+$88,351	clears the bar	$89,495	1.0 yrs	202
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$103,071	+$69,012	clears the bar	$10,500	0.2 yrs	181
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$83,192	+$49,133	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	160
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,763	+$53,704	clears the bar	$18,750	0.3 yrs	155
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,359 1-year earnings	+$5,300	clears the bar	$12,125	2.3 yrs	151
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$174,522	+$140,463	clears the bar	$14,500	0.1 yrs	134
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$58,405	+$24,346	clears the bar	$53,550	2.2 yrs	129
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$213,539 1-year earnings	+$179,480	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	116
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$96,411	+$62,352	clears the bar	$48,310	0.8 yrs	110
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$109,274	+$75,215	clears the bar	$66,331	0.9 yrs	103
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$144,681	+$110,622	clears the bar	$42,568	0.4 yrs	99
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$73,140	+$39,081	clears the bar	$12,645	0.3 yrs	96
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$137,549	+$103,490	clears the bar	$78,343	0.8 yrs	95
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,459	+$54,400	clears the bar	$14,016	0.3 yrs	91
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$132,468	+$98,409	clears the bar	$136,412	1.4 yrs	89
International Business	Master's Degree	$185,418	+$151,359	clears the bar	$117,357	0.8 yrs	87
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$120,991	+$86,932	clears the bar	$10,000	0.1 yrs	79
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$108,721	+$74,662	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,921	+$71,862	clears the bar	$13,894	0.2 yrs	67
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$112,081	+$78,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$297,029	+$262,970	clears the bar	$9,500	0.1 yrs	53
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$152,782	+$118,723	clears the bar	$13,500	0.1 yrs	48
Biology	Master's Degree	$60,753	+$26,694	clears the bar	$65,507	2.5 yrs	47
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$101,771	+$67,712	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	41
History	Bachelor's Degree	$112,377	+$78,318	clears the bar	$13,000	0.2 yrs	41
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$163,348	+$129,289	clears the bar	$45,810	0.4 yrs	40
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	$114,307 1-year earnings	+$80,248	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$73,435	+$39,376	clears the bar	$11,875	0.3 yrs	36
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$29,748 1-year earnings	-$4,311	falls short	$8,207	insufficient data	35
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,425	+$27,366	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$120,172	+$86,113	clears the bar	$68,791	0.8 yrs	34
International and Comparative Education	Bachelor's Degree	$79,640	+$45,581	clears the bar	$8,000	0.2 yrs	32
English	Bachelor's Degree	$20,483 1-year earnings	-$13,576	falls short	$15,362	insufficient data	29
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	$71,038	+$36,979	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	$299,873	+$265,814	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$30,154 1-year earnings	-$3,905	falls short	$12,000	insufficient data	23
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	$116,130	+$82,071	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$65,677 1-year earnings	+$31,618	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$81,120	+$47,061	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$88,098	+$54,039	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$139,868	+$105,809	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
English	Doctoral Degree	$49,440 1-year earnings	+$15,381	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$67,332	+$33,273	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$69,905 1-year earnings	+$35,846	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$55,809	+$21,750	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$140,083	+$106,024	clears the bar	$143,658	1.4 yrs	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$161,843	+$127,784	clears the bar	$105,069	0.8 yrs	6
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$253,270	+$219,211	clears the bar	$98,014	0.4 yrs	2
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	$97,542	+$63,483	clears the bar	$25,583	0.4 yrs	1
Public Health	Master's Degree	$80,065	+$46,006	clears the bar	$86,775	1.9 yrs	1
Law	Doctoral Degree	$261,230	+$227,171	clears the bar	$158,000	0.7 yrs	0
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,359	+$39,300	clears the bar	$15,415	0.4 yrs	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$74,987	+$40,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Religious Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$57,871	+$23,812	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$81,405	+$47,346	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Relations	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$100,686	+$66,627	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$92,928	+$58,869	clears the bar	$142,262	2.4 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,920	+$46,861	clears the bar	$161,694	3.5 yrs	insufficient data
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	214
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	120
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Biomedical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Behavioral Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,059/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.