North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina · Public

All 116 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr). Another 193 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,382
$30k to $48k	$8,758
$48k to $75k	$13,334
$75k to $110k	$20,087
$110k and up	$24,652
All families (average)	$17,303

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.

116 of 309 programs could be assessed 38% 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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$84,349	+$50,290	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	841
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,384	+$27,325	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	415
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,032	+$27,973	clears the bar	$20,063	0.7 yrs	305
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$113,478	+$79,419	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	281
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,112	+$53,053	clears the bar	$23,140	0.4 yrs	249
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$62,039	+$27,980	clears the bar	$20,000	0.7 yrs	240
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$53,226	+$19,167	clears the bar	$20,921	1.1 yrs	213
Textile Sciences and Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$71,837	+$37,778	clears the bar	$22,773	0.6 yrs	204
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,824	+$28,765	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	190
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,178	+$68,119	clears the bar	$23,500	0.3 yrs	184
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$83,689	+$49,630	clears the bar	$18,500	0.4 yrs	179
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$104,705	+$70,646	clears the bar	$21,155	0.3 yrs	161
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$60,488	+$26,429	clears the bar	$19,000	0.7 yrs	139
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$110,416	+$76,357	clears the bar	$22,681	0.3 yrs	136
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$46,772	+$12,713	clears the bar	$21,073	1.7 yrs	131
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,129	+$64,070	clears the bar	$19,872	0.3 yrs	127
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$75,508	+$41,449	clears the bar	$20,405	0.5 yrs	126
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	$148,845	+$114,786	clears the bar	$29,283	0.3 yrs	115
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$68,671	+$34,612	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	113
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$51,399	+$17,340	clears the bar	$25,599	1.5 yrs	113
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$76,369	+$42,310	clears the bar	$26,198	0.6 yrs	110
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$164,757	+$130,698	clears the bar	$30,750	0.2 yrs	109
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,568	+$51,509	clears the bar	$23,972	0.5 yrs	107
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$82,096	+$48,037	clears the bar	$22,062	0.5 yrs	103
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,172	+$66,113	clears the bar	$21,096	0.3 yrs	102
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$120,058	+$85,999	clears the bar	$134,308	1.6 yrs	99
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$57,022	+$22,963	clears the bar	$23,129	1.0 yrs	90
Social Work	Master's Degree	$59,556	+$25,497	clears the bar	$29,440	1.2 yrs	89
English	Bachelor's Degree	$48,338	+$14,279	clears the bar	$20,724	1.5 yrs	85
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$73,155	+$39,096	clears the bar	$35,206	0.9 yrs	83
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$115,376	+$81,317	clears the bar	$28,624	0.4 yrs	82
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$86,357	+$52,298	clears the bar	$21,750	0.4 yrs	81
Statistics	Master's Degree	$137,104	+$103,045	clears the bar	$21,250	0.2 yrs	80
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$131,229	+$97,170	clears the bar	$21,913	0.2 yrs	74
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,824	+$14,765	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	71
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,209	+$19,150	clears the bar	$17,423	0.9 yrs	67
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,136	+$37,077	clears the bar	$22,000	0.6 yrs	66
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$61,382	+$27,323	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	65
History	Bachelor's Degree	$49,500	+$15,441	clears the bar	$16,500	1.1 yrs	65
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,932	+$55,873	clears the bar	$20,750	0.4 yrs	64
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$85,090	+$51,031	clears the bar	$23,430	0.5 yrs	64
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,142	+$18,083	clears the bar	$18,200	1.0 yrs	59
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$114,188 1-year earnings	+$80,129	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$92,594	+$58,535	clears the bar	$19,949	0.3 yrs	57
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$60,031	+$25,972	clears the bar	$19,000	0.7 yrs	55
Science, Technology and Society	Bachelor's Degree	$67,468	+$33,409	clears the bar	$20,846	0.6 yrs	55
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,303	+$21,244	clears the bar	$20,374	1.0 yrs	55
Textile Sciences and Engineering	Master's Degree	$89,842	+$55,783	clears the bar	$26,860	0.5 yrs	54
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$51,696	+$17,637	clears the bar	$19,432	1.1 yrs	53
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$38,440	+$4,381	clears the bar	$20,500	4.7 yrs	53
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$73,362	+$39,303	clears the bar	$22,366	0.6 yrs	51
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$70,041	+$35,982	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,510	+$30,451	clears the bar	$22,956	0.8 yrs	47
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$52,233	+$18,174	clears the bar	$19,000	1.0 yrs	47
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	$131,873	+$97,814	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$59,518	+$25,459	clears the bar	$26,000	1.0 yrs	45
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,010	+$23,951	clears the bar	$43,000	1.8 yrs	45
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$120,234	+$86,175	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,968	+$55,909	clears the bar	$21,111	0.4 yrs	43
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$127,702	+$93,643	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	43
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	$56,338	+$22,279	clears the bar	$12,000	0.5 yrs	39
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,023	+$26,964	clears the bar	$20,029	0.7 yrs	39
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	$43,361	+$9,302	clears the bar	$12,000	1.3 yrs	38
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,848	+$50,789	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	37
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$76,978	+$42,919	clears the bar	$16,500	0.4 yrs	37
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree	$90,725	+$56,666	clears the bar	$20,403	0.4 yrs	36
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$99,838	+$65,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,808	+$51,749	clears the bar	$25,984	0.5 yrs	34
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Master's Degree	$59,801	+$25,742	clears the bar	$36,000	1.4 yrs	34
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,590	+$17,531	clears the bar	$22,710	1.3 yrs	34
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$66,145	+$32,086	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Genetics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,319	+$21,260	clears the bar	$22,250	1.0 yrs	32
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$141,131	+$107,072	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$65,594	+$31,535	clears the bar	$19,028	0.6 yrs	31
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$74,197	+$40,138	clears the bar	$35,500	0.9 yrs	31
English	Master's Degree	$57,070	+$23,011	clears the bar	$35,629	1.5 yrs	30
Design	Master's Degree	$60,289	+$26,230	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$54,007	+$19,948	clears the bar	$23,625	1.2 yrs	28
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$59,425	+$25,366	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,890	+$11,831	clears the bar	$23,953	2.0 yrs	27
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	$45,637	+$11,578	clears the bar	$14,075	1.2 yrs	26
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,715	+$26,656	clears the bar	$24,875	0.9 yrs	26
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	$117,649	+$83,590	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$123,298	+$89,239	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$35,867	+$1,808	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$53,969	+$19,910	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$97,758	+$63,699	clears the bar	$80,349	1.3 yrs	23
International Relations	Master's Degree	$70,333	+$36,274	clears the bar	$33,450	0.9 yrs	23
Agricultural Mechanization	Bachelor's Degree	$60,122	+$26,063	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	$69,851	+$35,792	clears the bar	$25,684	0.7 yrs	21
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$76,695	+$42,636	clears the bar	$25,759	0.6 yrs	20
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$58,285	+$24,226	clears the bar	$21,706	0.9 yrs	20
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$120,982	+$86,923	clears the bar	$26,317	0.3 yrs	19
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$89,826	+$55,767	clears the bar	$21,209	0.4 yrs	18
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$47,437 1-year earnings	+$13,378	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$48,700 1-year earnings	+$14,641	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Nuclear Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,212	+$66,153	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	16
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$72,782	+$38,723	clears the bar	$18,921	0.5 yrs	15
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,505	+$60,446	clears the bar	$24,876	0.4 yrs	15
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$66,491	+$32,432	clears the bar	$21,141	0.7 yrs	15
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$70,081	+$36,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	$80,719	+$46,660	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	$87,300	+$53,241	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$145,889	+$111,830	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Agriculture, General	Associate's Degree	$37,103 1-year earnings	+$3,044	clears the bar	$17,500	5.7 yrs	11
History	Master's Degree	$52,658	+$18,599	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$83,594	+$49,535	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	$96,029	+$61,970	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Architecture	Master's Degree	$68,840	+$34,781	clears the bar	$48,033	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	$70,503	+$36,444	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biotechnology	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$87,068	+$53,009	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$72,630	+$38,571	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$159,290	+$125,231	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Master's Degree	$95,452	+$61,393	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Finance	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$107,359 1-year earnings	+$73,300	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$131,018	+$96,959	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	324
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Computer Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,976	insufficient data	27
Textile Sciences and Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Forestry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Administration	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	17

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.