Elon University
Elon, North Carolina · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
22of 25 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059 a year). 3 fall short.
25 of 69 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 44: 42 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 10 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$41,555 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$41,555 a year
About $166,220 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical North Carolina high-school graduate ($34,059 a year).
30 of 79 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $95,163 | +$61,104 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 144 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $60,832 | +$26,773 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 138 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $103,426 | +$69,367 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 134 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $82,321 | +$48,262 | above HS line | $119,023 | 2.5 yrs | 128 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,856 | +$35,797 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 127 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $68,178 | +$34,119 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 0.7 yrs | 86 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $89,685 | +$55,626 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 76 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $73,750 | +$39,691 | clears the bar | $21,999 | 0.6 yrs | 48 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $63,041 | +$28,982 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.7 yrs | 45 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $82,774 | +$48,715 | above HS line | $148,375 | 3.0 yrs | 44 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,369 | +$19,310 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 1.2 yrs | 43 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $24,3451-year earnings | -$9,714 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $69,964 | +$35,905 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.5 yrs | 38 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $91,132 | +$57,073 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $112,303 | +$78,244 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 37 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $123,121 | +$89,062 | above HS line | $131,302 | 1.5 yrs | 36 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $81,153 | +$47,094 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 33 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $105,707 | +$71,648 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.3 yrs | 32 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $80,850 | +$46,791 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $105,377 | +$71,318 | above HS line | $60,825 | 0.9 yrs | 24 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $32,4131-year earnings | -$1,646 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,044 | no earnings gain | 20 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $68,927 | +$34,868 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,121 | +$37,062 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | $59,583 | +$25,524 | above HS line | $58,814 | 2.3 yrs | 10 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $53,185 | +$19,126 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $68,262 | +$34,203 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | $111,448 | +$77,389 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | not published |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $64,011 | +$29,952 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $18,9031-year earnings | -$15,156 | falls short (1-yr) | $24,526 | no earnings gain | not published |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $88,983 | +$54,924 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | not published |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 167 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Outdoor Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,059 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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