University of North Carolina Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina · Public
Graduate earnings
have graduates earning more than a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059 a year). 3 fall short.
21 of 31 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 10: 8 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 3 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$12,250 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
$12,250 a year
About $49,000 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 | $8,219 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,735 |
| $48k to $75k | $11,570 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,854 |
| $110k and up | $18,786 |
| All families (average) | $12,250 |
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).
21 of 34 programs could be assessed 62% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,673 | +$6,614 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 2.9 yrs | 80 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $46,518 | +$12,459 | clears the bar | $22,354 | 1.8 yrs | 59 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $33,714 | -$345 | falls short | $23,250 | no earnings gain | 48 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $56,479 | +$22,420 | clears the bar | $18,856 | 0.8 yrs | 47 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,302 | +$13,243 | clears the bar | $22,228 | 1.7 yrs | 42 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $42,743 | +$8,684 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 2.5 yrs | 38 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $42,267 | +$8,208 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 2.6 yrs | 33 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $23,5041-year earnings | -$10,555 | falls short (1-yr) | $20,442 | no earnings gain | 28 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $38,565 | +$4,506 | clears the bar | $16,313 | 3.6 yrs | 28 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,444 | +$6,385 | clears the bar | $22,582 | 3.5 yrs | 27 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $88,084 | +$54,025 | clears the bar | $22,147 | 0.4 yrs | 26 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $55,698 | +$21,639 | clears the bar | $21,718 | 1.0 yrs | 26 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,824 | +$10,765 | clears the bar | $20,585 | 1.9 yrs | 24 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $60,021 | +$25,962 | clears the bar | $12,825 | 0.5 yrs | 23 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $88,346 | +$54,287 | clears the bar | $30,513 | 0.6 yrs | 21 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,796 | +$7,737 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 2.3 yrs | 20 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $37,484 | +$3,425 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $69,472 | +$35,413 | clears the bar | $19,550 | 0.6 yrs | 19 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,247 | +$22,188 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.1 yrs | 10 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $24,6391-year earnings | -$9,420 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,736 | +$32,677 | clears the bar | $18,971 | 0.6 yrs | 9 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor'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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