Federal data
Highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in North Carolina
North Carolina liberal arts programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaufort County Community College | Washington | Public, 2-year | $38,009 | 35 |
| 2 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public, 2-year | $36,276 | 190 |
| 3 | University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,452 | 44 |
| 4 | Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson | Public, 2-year | $34,109 | 33 |
| 5 | Lenoir Community College | Kinston | Public, 2-year | $33,374 | 37 |
| 6 | Carteret Community College | Morehead City | Public, 2-year | $31,113 | 31 |
| 7 | Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | Public, 2-year | $30,865 | 32 |
| 8 | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public, 2-year | $30,373 | 255 |
| 9 | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public, 2-year | $30,056 | 62 |
| 10 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public, 2-year | $29,456 | 143 |
| 11 | Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | Public, 2-year | $29,365 | 38 |
| 12 | Craven Community College | New Bern | Public, 2-year | $28,745 | 89 |
| 13 | Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public, 2-year | $28,349 | 162 |
| 14 | College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | Public, 2-year | $28,261 | 45 |
| 15 | Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock | Public, 2-year | $27,747 | 39 |
| 16 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public, 2-year | $27,726 | 133 |
| 17 | Mitchell Community College | Statesville | Public, 2-year | $27,667 | 69 |
| 18 | Richmond Community College | Hamlet | Public, 2-year | $27,340 | 58 |
| 19 | Alamance Community College | Graham | Public, 2-year | $26,855 | 49 |
| 20 | Gaston College | Dallas | Public, 2-year | $26,838 | 104 |
| 21 | Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | Public, 2-year | $26,028 | 63 |
| 22 | James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville | Public, 2-year | $25,999 | 37 |
| 23 | Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public, 2-year | $25,973 | 47 |
| 24 | Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public, 2-year | $25,872 | 69 |
| 25 | Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | Public, 2-year | $25,681 | 45 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.