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Highest earning business administration programs in North Carolina
North Carolina business administration 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 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public, 4-year | $85,618 | 321 |
| 2 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public, 4-year | $56,877 | 573 |
| 3 | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,032 | 38 |
| 4 | Meredith College | Raleigh | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,955 | 36 |
| 5 | University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,751 | 131 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public, 4-year | $48,369 | 654 |
| 7 | William Peace University | Raleigh | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,278 | 55 |
| 8 | Methodist University | Fayetteville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,235 | 37 |
| 9 | Guilford College | Greensboro | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,497 | 49 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public, 4-year | $46,272 | 326 |
| 11 | Catawba College | Salisbury | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,068 | 79 |
| 12 | East Carolina University | Greenville | Public, 4-year | $45,497 | 293 |
| 13 | North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | $45,114 | 160 |
| 14 | Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,039 | 90 |
| 15 | University of North Carolina Asheville | Asheville | Public, 4-year | $44,945 | 68 |
| 16 | Barton College | Wilson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,374 | 37 |
| 17 | Appalachian State University | Boone | Public, 4-year | $44,126 | 227 |
| 18 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | $43,451 | 606 |
| 19 | Salem College | Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,299 | 34 |
| 20 | Campbell University | Buies Creek | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,106 | 107 |
| 21 | Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,840 | 56 |
| 22 | Wingate University | Wingate | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,476 | 32 |
| 23 | Johnson & Wales University | Charlotte | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,917 | 333 |
| 24 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public, 4-year | $39,513 | 242 |
| 25 | Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,906 | 74 |
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.
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