East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina · Public

Of 90 assessed programs, 89 leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 120 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,046
$30k to $48k	$11,699
$48k to $75k	$14,904
$75k to $110k	$20,417
$110k and up	$23,028
All families (average)	$15,739

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.

90 of 210 programs could be assessed 43% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$82,250	+$48,191	clears the bar	$24,250	0.5 yrs	374
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,723	+$30,664	clears the bar	$21,750	0.7 yrs	317
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$59,566	+$25,507	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	285
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,270	+$16,211	clears the bar	$23,250	1.4 yrs	236
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$59,432	+$25,373	clears the bar	$21,250	0.8 yrs	229
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$98,563	+$64,504	clears the bar	$34,643	0.5 yrs	224
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$81,852	+$47,793	clears the bar	$19,000	0.4 yrs	201
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$73,626	+$39,567	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	200
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,970	+$13,911	clears the bar	$21,517	1.5 yrs	195
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,205	+$30,146	clears the bar	$24,125	0.8 yrs	192
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$50,722	+$16,663	clears the bar	$22,625	1.4 yrs	191
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,981	+$15,922	clears the bar	$23,544	1.5 yrs	189
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$78,324	+$44,265	clears the bar	$22,500	0.5 yrs	134
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$87,848	+$53,789	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	123
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$61,791	+$27,732	clears the bar	$22,951	0.8 yrs	122
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,703	+$14,644	clears the bar	$25,500	1.7 yrs	99
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$104,657	+$70,598	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	96
Nursing	Master's Degree	$119,911	+$85,852	clears the bar	$41,971	0.5 yrs	95
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,247	+$15,188	clears the bar	$25,000	1.6 yrs	88
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$84,847	+$50,788	clears the bar	$24,342	0.5 yrs	87
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$144,434	+$110,375	clears the bar	$152,343	1.4 yrs	84
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$45,817	+$11,758	clears the bar	$25,718	2.2 yrs	77
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$79,238	+$45,179	clears the bar	$21,406	0.5 yrs	75
Social Work	Master's Degree	$61,461	+$27,402	clears the bar	$29,026	1.1 yrs	72
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,732	+$33,673	clears the bar	$22,825	0.7 yrs	71
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$79,351	+$45,292	clears the bar	$22,323	0.5 yrs	69
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,419	+$26,360	clears the bar	$23,250	0.9 yrs	68
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$54,666	+$20,607	clears the bar	$25,276	1.2 yrs	67
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$49,029	+$14,970	clears the bar	$24,974	1.7 yrs	67
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$58,122	+$24,063	clears the bar	$30,750	1.3 yrs	66
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$71,445	+$37,386	clears the bar	$22,000	0.6 yrs	65
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$73,367	+$39,308	clears the bar	$36,641	0.9 yrs	64
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,941	+$12,882	clears the bar	$26,000	2.0 yrs	59
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$89,219	+$55,160	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$60,729	+$26,670	clears the bar	$21,985	0.8 yrs	56
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$60,136	+$26,077	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	56
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$55,541	+$21,482	clears the bar	$25,252	1.2 yrs	56
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,338	+$34,279	clears the bar	$22,750	0.7 yrs	55
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,406	+$64,347	clears the bar	$24,750	0.4 yrs	52
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,597	+$30,538	clears the bar	$24,788	0.8 yrs	52
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,918	+$10,859	clears the bar	$23,251	2.1 yrs	52
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$187,926	+$153,867	clears the bar	$126,524	0.8 yrs	51
Public Health	Master's Degree	$76,699	+$42,640	clears the bar	$39,484	0.9 yrs	49
Accounting	Master's Degree	$92,702	+$58,643	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	48
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,197	+$56,138	clears the bar	$26,853	0.5 yrs	46
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$57,051	+$22,992	clears the bar	$39,776	1.7 yrs	43
English	Bachelor's Degree	$43,585	+$9,526	clears the bar	$24,154	2.5 yrs	39
History	Bachelor's Degree	$44,113	+$10,054	clears the bar	$25,000	2.5 yrs	39
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$65,739	+$31,680	clears the bar	$36,111	1.1 yrs	38
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$56,134	+$22,075	clears the bar	$24,329	1.1 yrs	36
English	Master's Degree	$50,883	+$16,824	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$119,891	+$85,832	clears the bar	$59,895	0.7 yrs	33
Biology	Master's Degree	$67,536	+$33,477	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,463	+$18,404	clears the bar	$18,925	1.0 yrs	31
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,410	+$14,351	clears the bar	$26,018	1.8 yrs	30
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$57,255	+$23,196	clears the bar	$24,750	1.1 yrs	30
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$68,442	+$34,383	clears the bar	$41,000	1.2 yrs	30
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$50,388	+$16,329	clears the bar	$21,000	1.3 yrs	29
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$62,144	+$28,085	clears the bar	$36,612	1.3 yrs	29
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,927	+$6,868	clears the bar	$26,375	3.8 yrs	28
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$98,079	+$64,020	clears the bar	$46,054	0.7 yrs	27
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$40,888 1-year earnings	+$6,829	clears the bar	$19,097	2.8 yrs	24
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,029	+$4,970	clears the bar	$25,500	5.1 yrs	24
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$68,606	+$34,547	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,336	+$13,277	clears the bar	$15,667	1.2 yrs	23
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$67,749	+$33,690	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$41,394	+$7,335	clears the bar	$27,000	3.7 yrs	22
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$69,522	+$35,463	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$66,995	+$32,936	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Music	Master's Degree	$26,222 1-year earnings	-$7,837	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Special Education	Master's Degree	$55,354	+$21,295	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$43,012	+$8,953	clears the bar	$24,250	2.7 yrs	14
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$42,785	+$8,726	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,441 1-year earnings	+$26,382	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$58,562	+$24,503	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,246	+$24,187	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	12
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$56,803 1-year earnings	+$22,744	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$80,525	+$46,466	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$44,961 1-year earnings	+$10,902	clears the bar	$20,500	1.9 yrs	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$124,244	+$90,185	clears the bar	$37,063	0.4 yrs	8
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$78,611	+$44,552	clears the bar	$48,646	1.1 yrs	2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,647	+$9,588	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$101,137	+$67,078	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,919	+$24,860	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$61,794	+$27,735	clears the bar	$58,532	2.1 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$66,394	+$32,335	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$78,017 1-year earnings	+$43,958	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$47,321	+$13,262	clears the bar	$20,500	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	Bachelor's Degree	$73,162	+$39,103	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$74,557	+$40,498	clears the bar	$17,125	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,750	insufficient data	40
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Maritime Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Research Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Bachelor's 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
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Hospitality Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4

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.