Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
13of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059 a year).
13 of 40 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 27: 25 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. The 58 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$28,719 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
$28,719 a year
About $114,876 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 | $6,525 |
| $30k to $48k | $6,331 |
| $48k to $75k | $7,647 |
| $75k to $110k | $12,771 |
| $110k and up | $58,081 |
| All families (average) | $28,719 |
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).
24 of 98 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $135,677 | +$101,618 | above HS line | $61,051 | 0.6 yrs | 382 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $127,072 | +$93,013 | above HS line | $50,885 | 0.5 yrs | 276 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $145,996 | +$111,937 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 156 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $119,030 | +$84,971 | above HS line | $193,205 | 2.3 yrs | 141 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $77,984 | +$43,925 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.5 yrs | 124 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $118,167 | +$84,108 | clears the bar | $18,899 | 0.2 yrs | 120 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,814 | +$30,755 | clears the bar | $21,393 | 0.7 yrs | 119 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $85,668 | +$51,609 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.4 yrs | 119 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $57,982 | +$23,923 | above HS line | $76,591 | 3.2 yrs | 112 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $98,209 | +$64,150 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 110 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $79,599 | +$45,540 | clears the bar | $22,777 | 0.5 yrs | 102 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,292 | +$29,233 | clears the bar | $21,079 | 0.7 yrs | 89 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $112,646 | +$78,587 | above HS line | $105,023 | 1.3 yrs | 88 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $127,297 | +$93,238 | above HS line | $128,561 | 1.4 yrs | 84 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $115,493 | +$81,434 | clears the bar | $20,549 | 0.3 yrs | 67 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $73,476 | +$39,417 | above HS line | $57,666 | 1.5 yrs | 38 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $77,847 | +$43,788 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,635 | +$26,576 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.9 yrs | 31 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $146,608 | +$112,549 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $60,875 | +$26,816 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $221,028 | +$186,969 | above HS line | $103,942 | 0.6 yrs | 24 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $62,158 | +$28,099 | above HS line | $59,016 | 2.1 yrs | 23 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $116,679 | +$82,620 | above HS line | $43,000 | 0.5 yrs | 0 |
| Law | Master's Degree | $102,929 | +$68,870 | above HS line | $49,426 | 0.7 yrs | not published |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 63 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,963 | not assessed | 31 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $22,250 | not assessed | 22 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Neuroscience | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Neuroscience | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Molecular Medicine | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biology | Doctoral 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 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 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 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sustainability Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Genetics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Statistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sustainability Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | 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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