Public · Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: cost, debt and earnings by major
84 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $11,305
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 91%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 15%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 20,752
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $12,086
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $2,212 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $2,989 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $6,761 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $12,883 |
| $110,000+ | $24,276 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (41)
- Computer Science$137,047
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$135,874
- Applied Mathematics$119,839
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$110,204
- Economics$103,846
- Physics$103,477
- Mathematics$101,599
- Information Science/Studies$100,940
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$97,992
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$80,344
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,585
- Statistics$77,181 (1 yr)
- Human Resources Management and Services$76,811
- Public Policy Analysis$74,403
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$72,892
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$72,567
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$72,422
- Political Science and Government$72,001
- Philosophy$70,709
- Communication and Media Studies$70,240
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$70,039 (1 yr)
- Area Studies$65,933
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$65,337
- Chemistry$64,981
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$64,570
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,286
- Biology, General$62,047
- Music$58,127
- History$57,952
- Anthropology$56,589
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$54,691
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$54,181
- Religion/Religious Studies$52,716
- Sociology$51,801
- English Language and Literature, General$51,208
- Geography and Cartography$49,476
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,209
- Fine and Studio Arts$41,722
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$41,362
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$39,200 (1 yr)
- Behavioral Sciences$38,662 (1 yr)
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (1)
- Public Health$77,776
Master's programs (27)
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$216,728
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies$204,372
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$203,447
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$170,529
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$158,240 (1 yr)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$122,874
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$114,707
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$113,370
- Accounting and Related Services$110,766
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$105,918 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$88,174
- Public Health$86,115
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$82,613
- Public Administration$81,915
- Information Science/Studies$81,473
- Educational Administration and Supervision$76,137
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$71,951
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$71,783
- Political Science and Government$70,095 (1 yr)
- Nutrition Sciences$65,013
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$64,051
- Social Work$62,611
- Library Science and Administration$57,675
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$56,624
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,867
- Education, General$54,337
- Fine and Studio Arts$51,978
Doctoral programs (8)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$144,922
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$139,657 (1 yr)
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$136,705 (1 yr)
- Chemistry$114,619
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$113,327
- Genetics$101,128
- Education, General$91,430
- Behavioral Sciences$70,077 (1 yr)