How much money do University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $48,600 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $66,100 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for UNC Chapel Hill graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Business Administration, Management and Operations with a median starting salary of $71,800 followed by Computer Science paying $71,000 and Applied Mathematics graduates who have a median starting income of $64,400 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $124,900 followed by Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) at $105,200 and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) who earn $83,100 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $124,900 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) | $105,200 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $83,100 |
| Dentistry (First Professional Degree) | $82,100 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,800 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) | $65,900 |
| Applied Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,400 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) | $61,600 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $58,900 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $58,100 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $55,300 |
| Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $54,500 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Master's Degree) | $54,100 |
| Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $53,900 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $51,400 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $51,400 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,000 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,500 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,600 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) | $45,300 |
| Education (Master's Degree) | $43,300 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $42,300 |
| Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) | $41,200 |
| Public Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,500 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,900 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,600 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,800 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,900 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,600 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,300 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,900 |
| Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,400 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,700 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,200 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,100 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,200 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,300 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,200 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,300 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,800 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=199120 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.