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Highest earning social work programs in North Carolina
North Carolina social work 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 | Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,643 | 32 |
| 2 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public, 4-year | $38,380 | 48 |
| 3 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public, 4-year | $36,727 | 59 |
| 4 | East Carolina University | Greenville | Public, 4-year | $35,745 | 46 |
| 5 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public, 4-year | $35,485 | 40 |
| 6 | Appalachian State University | Boone | Public, 4-year | $32,725 | 81 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Public, 4-year | $31,695 | 30 |
| 8 | North Carolina Central University | Durham | Public, 4-year | $30,615 | 47 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | $30,509 | 85 |
| 10 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | Public, 4-year | $29,726 | 42 |
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public, 4-year | $28,425 | 38 |
| 12 | North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | $27,508 | 58 |
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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