University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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All 89 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr). Another 117 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,357
$30k to $48k	$10,668
$48k to $75k	$13,690
$75k to $110k	$19,822
$110k and up	$21,761
All families (average)	$15,435

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.

89 of 206 programs could be assessed 43% 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
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$93,037	+$58,978	clears the bar	$21,504	0.4 yrs	593
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,507	+$16,448	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	396
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$74,965	+$40,906	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	380
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$52,400	+$18,341	clears the bar	$21,250	1.2 yrs	354
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$60,407	+$26,348	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	311
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,388	+$22,329	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	267
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$53,738	+$19,679	clears the bar	$20,749	1.1 yrs	246
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$70,654	+$36,595	clears the bar	$20,472	0.6 yrs	230
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,574	+$32,515	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	220
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$107,088	+$73,029	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	191
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,273	+$23,214	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	180
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,265	+$54,206	clears the bar	$26,811	0.5 yrs	175
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$122,997	+$88,938	clears the bar	$25,700	0.3 yrs	175
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$76,690	+$42,631	clears the bar	$21,937	0.5 yrs	171
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,399	+$14,340	clears the bar	$22,381	1.6 yrs	143
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,723	+$50,664	clears the bar	$19,120	0.4 yrs	140
English	Bachelor's Degree	$49,088	+$15,029	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	117
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,289	+$49,230	clears the bar	$22,000	0.4 yrs	110
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$58,809	+$24,750	clears the bar	$30,750	1.2 yrs	107
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,765	+$15,706	clears the bar	$22,500	1.4 yrs	107
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,953	+$59,894	clears the bar	$21,959	0.4 yrs	103
Social Work	Master's Degree	$55,192	+$21,133	clears the bar	$25,053	1.2 yrs	96
History	Bachelor's Degree	$49,359	+$15,300	clears the bar	$20,056	1.3 yrs	94
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$70,227	+$36,168	clears the bar	$20,356	0.6 yrs	92
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,383	+$7,324	clears the bar	$25,052	3.4 yrs	91
Nursing	Master's Degree	$125,281	+$91,222	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	88
Management Science	Master's Degree	$151,262	+$117,203	clears the bar	$30,750	0.3 yrs	85
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$50,218	+$16,159	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	84
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,018	+$48,959	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	79
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$47,050	+$12,991	clears the bar	$22,500	1.7 yrs	78
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,109	+$63,050	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	75
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$86,238	+$52,179	clears the bar	$16,151	0.3 yrs	72
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$53,247	+$19,188	clears the bar	$22,980	1.2 yrs	70
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$78,447	+$44,388	clears the bar	$25,472	0.6 yrs	66
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$54,098	+$20,039	clears the bar	$41,000	2.0 yrs	66
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,450	+$32,391	clears the bar	$22,574	0.7 yrs	64
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$63,965	+$29,906	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	58
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$63,987	+$29,928	clears the bar	$23,800	0.8 yrs	55
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$78,160	+$44,101	clears the bar	$25,750	0.6 yrs	54
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,082	+$17,023	clears the bar	$23,250	1.4 yrs	53
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$51,384 1-year earnings	+$17,325	clears the bar	$20,916	1.2 yrs	50
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$158,814	+$124,755	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	45
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$49,301	+$15,242	clears the bar	$21,783	1.4 yrs	44
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$57,208	+$23,149	clears the bar	$22,750	1.0 yrs	43
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$108,285	+$74,226	clears the bar	$29,420	0.4 yrs	41
Accounting	Master's Degree	$101,786	+$67,727	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	41
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$68,961	+$34,902	clears the bar	$27,652	0.8 yrs	40
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$67,182	+$33,123	clears the bar	$21,000	0.6 yrs	39
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,112	+$5,053	clears the bar	$26,000	5.1 yrs	38
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$69,467	+$35,408	clears the bar	$21,250	0.6 yrs	38
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$67,204	+$33,145	clears the bar	$26,000	0.8 yrs	37
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$57,946	+$23,887	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$44,878	+$10,819	clears the bar	$28,047	2.6 yrs	32
Public Health	Master's Degree	$71,510	+$37,451	clears the bar	$37,578	1.0 yrs	30
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$60,978	+$26,919	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	29
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$72,410	+$38,351	clears the bar	$32,015	0.8 yrs	29
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$71,805	+$37,746	clears the bar	$36,040	1.0 yrs	29
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$88,054	+$53,995	clears the bar	$21,816	0.4 yrs	27
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$55,194	+$21,135	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Systems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,648	+$50,589	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	27
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$83,768	+$49,709	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	26
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$58,423	+$24,364	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
English	Master's Degree	$60,452	+$26,393	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,725	+$5,666	clears the bar	$21,500	3.8 yrs	24
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$87,419	+$53,360	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	23
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$46,067	+$12,008	clears the bar	$23,750	2.0 yrs	23
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$49,761	+$15,702	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	21
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$75,611	+$41,552	clears the bar	$22,812	0.5 yrs	20
History	Master's Degree	$52,245	+$18,186	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$88,619	+$54,560	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,373	+$17,314	clears the bar	$21,750	1.3 yrs	17
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$79,364	+$45,305	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$89,944	+$55,885	clears the bar	$28,000	0.5 yrs	16
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,012	+$17,953	clears the bar	$22,500	1.3 yrs	15
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$54,377	+$20,318	clears the bar	$22,500	1.1 yrs	14
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$128,510	+$94,451	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$99,753	+$65,694	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,798	+$20,739	clears the bar	$27,750	1.3 yrs	11
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$48,518	+$14,459	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$90,526	+$56,467	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$50,906	+$16,847	clears the bar	$29,561	1.8 yrs	0
Architecture	Master's Degree	$70,585	+$36,526	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$61,700	+$27,641	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$59,007 1-year earnings	+$24,948	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$92,567	+$58,508	clears the bar	$26,500	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,300	+$18,241	clears the bar	$18,500	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,107	+$14,048	clears the bar	$23,000	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Business/Managerial Economics	Master's Degree	$112,577	+$78,518	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$95,640	+$61,581	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	354
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	183
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Real Estate	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Sustainability Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Construction Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Interdisciplinary Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Criminology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5

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.