Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
13of 14 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059 a year). 1 falls short.
14 of 45 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 31: 29 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 10 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 20 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$22,488 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
$22,488 a year
About $89,952 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 | $17,207 |
| $30k to $48k | $19,006 |
| $48k to $75k | $18,064 |
| $75k to $110k | $23,678 |
| $110k and up | $29,117 |
| All families (average) | $22,488 |
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).
17 of 65 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | $48,669 | +$14,610 | above HS line | $34,200 | 2.3 yrs | 43 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,099 | +$26,040 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 42 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,124 | +$15,065 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.8 yrs | 39 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $36,3571-year earnings | +$2,298 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $25,000 | 10.9 yrs | 35 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $45,8831-year earnings | +$11,824 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 2.3 yrs | 21 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $50,6351-year earnings | +$16,576 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $38,5251-year earnings | +$4,466 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,000 | 5.8 yrs | 14 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $48,9551-year earnings | +$14,896 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $22,875 | 1.5 yrs | 11 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $71,0801-year earnings | +$37,021 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $35,1571-year earnings | +$1,098 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 24.6 yrs | 10 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $37,7871-year earnings | +$3,728 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,000 | 7.0 yrs | 10 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $40,7621-year earnings | +$6,703 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 4.0 yrs | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $35,6191-year earnings | +$1,560 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,000 | 16.7 yrs | 5 |
| Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $48,203 | +$14,144 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Legal Support Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $50,276 | +$16,217 | above HS line | $9,500 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $29,4121-year earnings | -$4,647 | falls short (1-yr) | $12,500 | no earnings gain | not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $50,965 | +$16,906 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Legal Support Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,250 | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 11 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $25,498 | not assessed | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 8 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Educational Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | 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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