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

Charlotte, 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 | $57,289 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,026 – $83,186 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 69% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $23,010 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.29× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $29,289 | derived |

**69% 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 $16,500 (≈ 29% 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 $21,016 to $99,028 across 75 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $99,028 | $41,000 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Master's Degree | $90,994 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $88,922 | not reported |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Master's Degree | $81,206 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $79,725 | $29,420 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $76,492 | $25,700 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $75,257 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Master's Degree | $72,331 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,160 | $21,959 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,768 | $26,811 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,303 | $26,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,273 | $20,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,234 | $22,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,034 | $21,504 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $61,022 | not reported |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,891 | $22,812 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $60,158 | $25,472 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,850 | $19,120 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,725 | $25,750 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,378 | $20,500 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,574 | $25,000 |
| Systems Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,042 | $26,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,466 | $16,151 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Master's Degree | $56,007 | not reported |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $52,718 | not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,433 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $52,098 | $20,356 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,368 | $26,000 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $48,045 | $32,015 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $47,338 | $36,040 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,175 | $21,500 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,145 | $21,000 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,921 | $22,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $43,644 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $42,842 | $30,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,769 | $21,937 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,308 | $20,472 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,157 | $21,250 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $41,152 | $25,053 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $41,059 | $41,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,731 | $21,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $40,130 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,672 | $19,500 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,406 | $22,574 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,276 | $21,783 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $37,517 | not reported |
| Education, Other. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $37,271 | $29,561 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $37,097 | $37,578 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,801 | $22,381 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,673 | $22,500 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,230 | $22,750 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $34,670 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,573 | $20,749 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,203 | $20,500 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,894 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,626 | $22,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,121 | $23,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,919 | $21,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,213 | $20,056 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,742 | $22,500 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,521 | $28,047 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,615 | $22,980 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,185 | $27,750 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,830 | $21,750 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,809 | $22,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,310 | $21,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,138 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,551 | $21,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,699 | $25,052 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,567 | $21,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,491 | $26,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,075 | $21,500 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,331 | $23,250 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,034 | $23,750 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,016 | $21,500 |

## 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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?199139

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