Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Public
Graduate earnings
19of 22 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059 a year). 3 fall short.
22 of 33 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 11: 10 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 15 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,479 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
$13,479 a year
About $53,916 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 | $11,463 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,412 |
| $48k to $75k | $14,681 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,813 |
| $110k and up | $21,405 |
| All families (average) | $13,479 |
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).
27 of 48 programs could be assessed 56% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $84,952 | +$50,893 | clears the bar | $16,874 | 0.3 yrs | 158 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $45,182 | +$11,123 | clears the bar | $28,515 | 2.6 yrs | 82 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $43,313 | +$9,254 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.8 yrs | 76 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,797 | +$6,738 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 3.7 yrs | 65 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $43,292 | +$9,233 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.8 yrs | 64 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $70,450 | +$36,391 | clears the bar | $20,778 | 0.6 yrs | 54 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,020 | +$7,961 | clears the bar | $25,449 | 3.2 yrs | 53 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,028 | +$18,969 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.3 yrs | 47 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $58,006 | +$23,947 | above HS line | $31,610 | 1.3 yrs | 45 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,527 | +$13,468 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.9 yrs | 43 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $34,786 | +$727 | clears the bar | $26,782 | 36.8 yrs | 42 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $42,179 | +$8,120 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 3.2 yrs | 42 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $52,130 | +$18,071 | clears the bar | $25,140 | 1.4 yrs | 36 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $76,347 | +$42,288 | above HS line | $30,904 | 0.7 yrs | 30 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,520 | +$17,461 | clears the bar | $27,225 | 1.6 yrs | 29 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $119,602 | +$85,543 | above HS line | $26,157 | 0.3 yrs | 20 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $25,6531-year earnings | -$8,406 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $28,5571-year earnings | -$5,502 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $26,7251-year earnings | -$7,334 | falls short (1-yr) | $25,000 | no earnings gain | 15 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $68,8991-year earnings | +$34,840 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,562 | +$29,503 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $38,245 | +$4,186 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $70,941 | +$36,882 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.7 yrs | 7 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $94,298 | +$60,239 | clears the bar | $30,721 | 0.5 yrs | 6 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $79,144 | +$45,085 | above HS line | $61,191 | 1.4 yrs | not published |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $52,895 | +$18,836 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $45,930 | +$11,871 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Gerontology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor'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 | 1 |
| Computer Programming | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Doctoral 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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