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Pick a major, a degree level and a state. You get what graduates of each college's program earned four years after graduating and what they borrowed in federal loans, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, with the national median for the same program as the yardstick.
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Nursing, bachelor's programs in North Carolina
Among 23 North Carolina bachelor's programs in Nursing with federal earnings data, University of Mount Olive graduates earn the highest median, $93,698 four years after graduating, with a median federal debt of $23,717. North Carolina Central University follows at $90,760. The national median for bachelor's graduates in the same program is $88,910. (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard.)
- Programs with data
- 23
- Highest median
- $93,698
- National median
- $88,910
| College | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | vs national median | Debt borrowed at this college (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Olive | $93,698 | +5% | $23,717 |
| North Carolina Central University | $90,760 | about the same | $31,000 |
| Fayetteville State University | $88,701 | about the same | $17,599 |
| Duke University | $87,763 | about the same | $18,750 |
| Lees-McRae College | $87,523 | about the same | $19,339 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | $86,606 | −3% | $15,128 |
| Winston-Salem State University | $84,952 | −4% | $16,874 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $84,723 | −5% | $19,120 |
| Methodist University | $83,653 | −6% | $26,983 |
| East Carolina University | $82,250 | −7% | $24,250 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | $81,704 | −8% | $16,750 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $80,383 | −10% | $21,150 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | $79,586 | −10% | $25,000 |
| Western Carolina University | $79,533 | −11% | $17,500 |
| Campbell University | $79,506 | −11% | $26,000 |
| Barton College | $79,283 | −11% | $24,290 |
| Appalachian State University | $78,943 | −11% | $12,500 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | $78,839 | −11% | $21,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | $78,674 | −12% | $27,250 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $78,585 | −12% | $19,802 |
| Gardner-Webb University | $75,117 | −16% | $18,875 |
| Mars Hill University | $74,707 | −16% | $23,500 |
| Wingate University | $68,636 | −23% | $27,000 |
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: Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 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).