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Business Administration, bachelor's programs in North Carolina
Among 34 North Carolina bachelor's programs in Business Administration with federal earnings data, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduates earn the highest median, $135,874 four years after graduating, with a median federal debt of $14,239. North Carolina State University at Raleigh follows at $84,349. The national median for bachelor's graduates in the same program is $68,257. (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard.)
- Programs with data
- 34
- Highest median
- $135,874
- National median
- $68,257
| College | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | vs national median | Debt borrowed at this college (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $135,874 | +99% | $14,239 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $84,349 | +24% | $19,500 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | $82,572 | +21% | $21,500 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | $75,512 | +11% | $19,555 |
| Belmont Abbey College | $70,655 | +4% | $26,125 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $70,654 | +4% | $20,472 |
| Salem College | $68,431 | about the same | $27,000 |
| Wingate University | $67,082 | about the same | $26,625 |
| Montreat College | $67,034 | about the same | $23,250 |
| Appalachian State University | $64,932 | −5% | $18,750 |
| East Carolina University | $64,723 | −5% | $21,750 |
| Methodist University | $63,424 | −7% | $27,000 |
| Gardner-Webb University | $61,489 | −10% | $26,980 |
| Pfeiffer University | $60,936 | −11% | $21,836 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | $60,863 | −11% | $28,000 |
| Guilford College | $60,858 | −11% | $26,000 |
| Catawba College | $60,718 | −11% | $23,250 |
| University of Mount Olive | $60,436 | −11% | $31,000 |
| Campbell University | $59,746 | −12% | $19,000 |
| Mars Hill University | $57,743 | −15% | $21,998 |
| Western Carolina University | $57,713 | −15% | $21,836 |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | $56,479 | −17% | $18,856 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $56,225 | −18% | $23,137 |
| William Peace University | $56,173 | −18% | $21,285 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | $55,233 | −19% | $25,648 |
The 25 highest of 34 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.
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What these numbers are
Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Business Administration, Management and Operations. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).