Elon University
Elon, North Carolina · Private, nonprofit
Of 30 assessed programs, 27 leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 49 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $26,523 |
| $30k to $48k | $23,514 |
| $48k to $75k | $24,064 |
| $75k to $110k | $34,472 |
| $110k and up | $49,743 |
| All families (average) | $41,555 |
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.
30 of 79 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $103,426 | +$69,367 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 152 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $82,321 | +$48,262 | clears the bar | $119,023 | 2.5 yrs | 127 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $95,163 | +$61,104 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 122 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,856 | +$35,797 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 111 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $68,178 | +$34,119 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 0.7 yrs | 108 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $60,832 | +$26,773 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 107 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $89,685 | +$55,626 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 89 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $105,707 | +$71,648 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.3 yrs | 56 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $81,153 | +$47,094 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 48 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $63,041 | +$28,982 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.7 yrs | 45 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $112,303 | +$78,244 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 44 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $82,774 | +$48,715 | clears the bar | $148,375 | 3.0 yrs | 44 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $80,850 | +$46,791 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $24,345 1-year earnings | -$9,714 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $123,121 | +$89,062 | clears the bar | $131,302 | 1.5 yrs | 39 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $73,750 | +$39,691 | clears the bar | $21,999 | 0.6 yrs | 38 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $91,132 | +$57,073 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $69,964 | +$35,905 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.5 yrs | 33 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $32,413 1-year earnings | -$1,646 | falls short | $26,044 | insufficient data | 32 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,369 | +$19,310 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 1.2 yrs | 29 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $105,377 | +$71,318 | clears the bar | $60,825 | 0.9 yrs | 29 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $68,927 | +$34,868 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | $59,583 | +$25,524 | clears the bar | $58,814 | 2.3 yrs | 14 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $53,185 | +$19,126 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,121 | +$37,062 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $68,262 | +$34,203 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | $111,448 | +$77,389 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $64,011 | +$29,952 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $18,903 1-year earnings | -$15,156 | falls short | $24,526 | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $88,983 | +$54,924 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | insufficient data |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 176 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 83 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 37 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Outdoor Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
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.