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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This page shows median first-year earnings for UNC Chapel Hill graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $48,600 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $66,100. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Business Administration, Management and Operations, with median first-year earnings of $71,800 , followed by Computer Science at $71,000 , and Applied Mathematics at $64,400 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings 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) at $83,100 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduates ranked by degree type and major
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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=199120.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026