Which East Carolina University major has the lowest debt?

Sales and Merchandising graduates leave with a median of $18,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 44 East Carolina University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does East Carolina University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $7,361 a year, and $23,638 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,739 a year.

How many East Carolina University programs report graduate pay?

45 bachelor's programs at East Carolina University report first-year pay, and 44 of them also report federal debt.

East Carolina University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Greenville, NC
19,896 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

45 East Carolina University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($72,051), and Dietetics the least ($20,900). The median program pays $38,900.

In-state tuition and fees$7,361Per year. Out-of-state $23,638

Average net price after aid$15,739Per year

Graduation rate63%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 45 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across North Carolina. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in North Carolina
1	NursingAbout 351 graduates a year	$72,051	$76,422	$25,264	12th of 26
2	Other Engineering TechnologyAbout 162 graduates a year	$72,022	$91,812	$22,115	1st of 2
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 68 graduates a year	$69,442	$103,222	$26,923	2nd of 9
4	Computer ScienceAbout 74 graduates a year	$65,958	$89,249	$27,000	10th of 15
5	EngineeringAbout 76 graduates a year	$65,758	$85,744	$26,978	3rd of 4
6	Industrial TechnologyAbout 193 graduates a year	$63,324	$77,547	$20,625	1st of 2
7	Management Information SystemsAbout 90 graduates a year	$61,914	$79,449	$25,783	1st of 3
8	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 1 graduates a year	$60,441	$63,109	Not reported	2nd of 3
9	Sales and MerchandisingGraduates a year not reported	$52,684	Not reported	$18,750	1st of 1
10	FinanceAbout 134 graduates a year	$51,501	$77,460	$23,142	6th of 9
11	AccountingAbout 79 graduates a year	$48,351	$65,459	$22,814	11th of 19
12	ChemistryAbout 52 graduates a year	$47,875	$67,259	$24,250	1st of 10
13	EconomicsAbout 55 graduates a year	$46,425	$64,033	$25,375	5th of 9
14	MarketingAbout 228 graduates a year	$45,870	$67,720	$24,992	5th of 10
15	Business AdministrationAbout 350 graduates a year	$45,497	$64,390	$22,750	12th of 37
16	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 9 graduates a year	$44,961	$62,224	$20,500	1st of 5
17	Special EducationAbout 48 graduates a year	$44,185	$46,759	$26,416	1st of 6
18	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 87 graduates a year	$43,607	$47,784	$26,000	3rd of 10
19	Teacher EducationAbout 221 graduates a year	$42,690	$46,546	$23,625	10th of 25
20	MathematicsAbout 15 graduates a year	$40,888	$53,015	$21,500	5th of 9
21	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 28 graduates a year	$39,992	$53,859	$25,000	2nd of 9
22	BiologyAbout 241 graduates a year	$38,992	$54,515	$26,000	3rd of 28
23	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 93 graduates a year	$38,900	$64,364	$24,459	5th of 9
24	Hospitality ManagementAbout 45 graduates a year	$38,049	$51,148	$26,000	2nd of 6
25	CommunicationsAbout 249 graduates a year	$37,813	$56,874	$23,250	7th of 20
26	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 196 graduates a year	$36,809	$44,670	$27,000	4th of 12
27	Criminal JusticeAbout 162 graduates a year	$36,374	$50,915	$25,000	7th of 24
28	Social WorkAbout 73 graduates a year	$35,745	$50,327	$26,000	5th of 15
29	Public HealthAbout 270 graduates a year	$35,628	$54,333	$25,750	8th of 10
30	Political ScienceAbout 63 graduates a year	$35,627	$57,537	$25,000	7th of 15
31	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 15 graduates a year	$35,561	Not reported	$25,560	1st of 5
32	Parks and RecreationAbout 15 graduates a year	$34,751	$46,129	$19,587	1st of 4
33	HistoryAbout 38 graduates a year	$33,219	$48,985	$27,000	6th of 11
34	Apparel and TextilesAbout 55 graduates a year	$32,418	$52,936	$26,000	3rd of 3
35	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 68 graduates a year	$32,371	$48,081	$26,000	3rd of 4
36	SociologyAbout 42 graduates a year	$31,928	$48,880	$25,750	6th of 14
37	PsychologyAbout 246 graduates a year	$30,086	$48,311	$24,774	9th of 24
38	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 88 graduates a year	$29,797	$50,285	$27,000	7th of 30
39	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year	$29,607	$39,782	$27,000	5th of 5
40	EnglishAbout 36 graduates a year	$29,133	$43,062	$25,400	10th of 15
41	Physiology and PathologyAbout 121 graduates a year	$27,494	$57,224	$24,717	2nd of 2
42	AnthropologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$24,228	$41,362	$27,000	9th of 10
43	TheatreAbout 25 graduates a year	$21,295	Not reported	$27,000	4th of 10
44	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 83 graduates a year	$21,271	$41,407	$27,000	8th of 12
45	DieteticsAbout 30 graduates a year	$20,900	$57,007	$21,000	2nd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and North Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five North Carolina programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

5 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$72,051
Other Engineering Technology$72,022
Computer and Information Science$69,442
Computer Science$65,958
Engineering$65,758

Lowest median debt

Sales and Merchandising$18,750
Parks and Recreation$19,587
Geology and Earth Science$20,500
Industrial Technology$20,625
Dietetics$21,000

Largest programs

NursingAbout 351 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 350 graduates a year
Public HealthAbout 270 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 249 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 246 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $72,051 in their first year, the most of 45 East Carolina University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of North Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels