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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

This page shows median first-year earnings for UNC Charlotte 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 $37,000 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $48,600. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

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

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $66,900 , followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $62,800 , and Mechanical Engineering at $61,200 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $113,400 , followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $82,600 , and Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) at $71,500 .

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 Charlotte graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $113,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $82,600
Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) $71,500
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,900
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,800
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,200
Systems Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,000
Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,700
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,400
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,100
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,000
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $55,700
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $54,400
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $53,500
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,100
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,300
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,000
Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $50,900
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $50,500
Architecture (Master's Degree) $48,900
International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,400
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,200
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $45,700
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,000
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $43,900
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $43,900
English Language and Literature (Master's Degree) $42,700
Special Education and Teaching (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $41,900
Mathematics and Statistics, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,600
Social Work (Master's Degree) $40,500
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,000
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $39,500
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,300
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,300
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,100
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,100
Education, Other (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $38,000
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,300
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,100
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $34,600
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,800
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,700
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,100
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,900
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,500
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,800
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Religion/Religious Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,600
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,500
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,000
International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,900
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,800
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,600
Dance (Bachelor’s Degree) $16,900

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=199139.

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

Last updated: August 2026