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title: University of North Carolina at Greensboro — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Greensboro, 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 Greensboro

Greensboro, 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 | $48,160 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,185 – $67,995 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,991 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 56% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,373 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 70% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.35× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $20,160 | derived |

**56% 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 $16,750 (≈ 35% 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 $15,518 to $105,136 across 56 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $105,136 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $81,289 | not reported |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | Master's Degree | $75,642 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $60,720 | $33,363 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,604 | $21,150 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,772 | $24,403 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $57,593 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $52,800 | $32,308 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $47,294 | $20,000 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,932 | $23,914 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $43,827 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $43,719 | $28,636 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $42,498 | $25,603 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,001 | $19,979 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $40,617 | $29,184 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,797 | $22,520 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $39,686 | $31,791 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $38,806 | $25,775 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,631 | $25,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,483 | $22,354 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $38,018 | $32,676 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,895 | $23,137 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,610 | $21,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,592 | $20,672 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $34,567 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,556 | $25,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,326 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,380 | $25,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,852 | $21,553 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,848 | $24,966 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,726 | $25,237 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,393 | $25,407 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $31,100 | $46,488 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,631 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $30,445 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,919 | $23,552 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,869 | $21,875 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,672 | not reported |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,563 | $19,500 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $29,115 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,422 | $23,139 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,389 | $24,993 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,789 | $22,625 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,768 | $25,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,877 | $23,000 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $24,995 | $29,590 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,948 | $17,583 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,782 | $21,762 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,215 | $24,250 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,191 | $24,275 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,557 | $20,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,034 | $24,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,638 | $24,360 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,778 | $25,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,995 | $26,250 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,518 | $27,000 |

## 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 Greensboro by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?199148

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