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title: North Carolina State University at Raleigh — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Raleigh, NC
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $68,758 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $45,891 – $99,809 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,320 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 85% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $26,425 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.25× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $40,758 | derived |

**85% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,320 (≈ 25% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $17,554 to $99,745 across 97 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Master's Degree | $99,745 | $29,283 |
| Engineering, General. | Master's Degree | $95,836 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Master's Degree | $94,886 | $30,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $90,892 | $28,624 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $90,869 | $41,000 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $89,225 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $87,226 | $21,913 |
| Statistics. | Master's Degree | $84,224 | $21,250 |
| Chemistry. | Doctoral Degree | $82,135 | not reported |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $80,860 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,857 | $20,500 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,222 | $21,155 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $69,810 | $80,349 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,627 | $22,681 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $69,097 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,806 | $23,500 |
| Biotechnology. | Master's Degree | $67,299 | not reported |
| Nuclear Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,420 | $23,250 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,081 | $21,096 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,232 | $23,140 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,383 | $23,972 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,111 | $20,750 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | Doctoral Degree | $62,198 | not reported |
| Engineering, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,567 | not reported |
| Agricultural Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,810 | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $58,262 | $20,500 |
| Systems Science and Theory. | Master's Degree | $57,472 | $20,403 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,954 | $21,976 |
| Textile Sciences and Engineering. | Master's Degree | $55,761 | $26,860 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,960 | $21,750 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,848 | $25,759 |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,714 | $21,111 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $53,376 | $48,033 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $52,610 | $35,500 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,455 | $23,430 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $51,262 | $26,198 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $51,090 | not reported |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,459 | $18,921 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,988 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,783 | $19,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,578 | $19,028 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $49,395 | not reported |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,220 | $22,062 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,979 | $19,872 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,941 | $19,949 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $47,158 | $26,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,979 | $18,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Master's Degree | $46,655 | not reported |
| Textile Sciences and Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,374 | $22,773 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,209 | $16,500 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Master's Degree | $43,732 | $36,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $43,704 | not reported |
| Agricultural Mechanization. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,530 | not reported |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,092 | $19,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $41,567 | $29,440 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,060 | $23,129 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $41,004 | $33,450 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,350 | $21,141 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $39,631 | $25,599 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,620 | $21,500 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,532 | $22,956 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $39,395 | not reported |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | Associate's Degree | $38,901 | $14,075 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,731 | $19,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $38,510 | $43,000 |
| Agriculture, General. | Associate's Degree | $38,027 | $17,500 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,773 | $20,029 |
| Science, Technology and Society. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,598 | $20,846 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,111 | $19,432 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $37,027 | $35,629 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,488 | $22,000 |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,692 | $19,500 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,952 | $22,710 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Master's Degree | $34,807 | not reported |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,305 | $20,374 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,163 | $19,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,004 | $20,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,358 | $20,000 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Associate's Degree | $33,126 | $12,000 |
| Agricultural Production Operations. | Associate's Degree | $32,094 | $12,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,983 | $19,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,753 | $18,200 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,727 | $21,073 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,223 | $20,921 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,164 | $19,000 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,421 | $20,405 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $29,857 | $35,206 |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,699 | $24,875 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,355 | $22,366 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,983 | $20,724 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,855 | $16,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,992 | $20,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,417 | $23,953 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,334 | $20,063 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,792 | $17,423 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,595 | $20,500 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,554 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore North Carolina State University at Raleigh by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?199193

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