Which NC State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Biomedical Engineering graduates leave with a median of $18,638 in federal loans, the lowest among 59 NC State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does NC State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,799 a year, and $32,847 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,303 a year.

How many NC State programs report graduate pay?

59 bachelor's programs and 4 associate's programs at NC State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

NC State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Public university
Raleigh, NC
27,371 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

59 NC State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($85,809), and Zoology the least ($25,069). The median program pays $44,979. NC State also has 4 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,799Per year. Out-of-state $32,847

Average net price after aid$17,303Per year

Graduation rate85%Within 6 years

Admission rate42%Of applicants

All 59 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	Computer ScienceAbout 287 graduates a year	$85,809	$111,385	$21,073	3rd of 15
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 111 graduates a year	$82,997	$110,896	$24,250	2nd of 4
3	Chemical EngineeringAbout 131 graduates a year	$81,492	$103,529	$22,244	1st of 2
4	Industrial EngineeringAbout 117 graduates a year	$81,055	$96,510	$22,309	2nd of 2
5	Electrical EngineeringAbout 136 graduates a year	$77,687	$97,818	$24,250	2nd of 4
6	Construction EngineeringAbout 16 graduates a year	$76,574	Not reported	$25,147	1st of 1
7	Nuclear EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$74,540	Not reported	$23,250	1st of 1
8	Materials EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year	$74,058	Not reported	$21,111	1st of 1
9	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 160 graduates a year	$74,016	$99,115	$18,638	1st of 4
10	Other Science TechnologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$72,274	Not reported	$21,221	1st of 2
11	EngineeringAbout 31 graduates a year	$71,769	Not reported	$30,518	2nd of 4
12	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 77 graduates a year	$70,820	$94,192	$21,574	1st of 1
13	Civil EngineeringAbout 141 graduates a year	$70,346	$84,995	$25,000	2nd of 3
14	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 250 graduates a year	$69,078	$91,136	$24,250	4th of 4
15	Agricultural EngineeringAbout 34 graduates a year	$67,281	$85,625	$25,000	1st of 1
16	Environmental EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year	$67,251	Not reported	$26,004	1st of 1
17	ForestryAbout 72 graduates a year	$61,142	$71,695	$24,749	1st of 1
18	Business EconomicsAbout 108 graduates a year	$60,369	$80,674	$23,250	1st of 4
19	ArchitectureAbout 25 graduates a year	$57,034	Not reported	$25,886	1st of 2
20	Business AdministrationAbout 918 graduates a year	$56,877	$81,060	$20,000	2nd of 37
21	AccountingAbout 125 graduates a year	$56,606	$83,729	$20,946	2nd of 19
22	StatisticsAbout 80 graduates a year	$54,026	$78,288	$24,151	2nd of 2
23	Food ScienceAbout 17 graduates a year	$50,631	Not reported	$21,000	1st of 2
24	Environmental Control TechnologyAbout 15 graduates a year	$47,936	$75,235	$21,141	1st of 2
25	ChemistryAbout 41 graduates a year	$47,071	Not reported	$20,154	2nd of 10
26	Agricultural BusinessAbout 123 graduates a year	$46,849	$65,304	$19,500	1st of 1
27	International StudiesAbout 41 graduates a year	$45,648	Not reported	$22,500	1st of 4
28	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 83 graduates a year	$45,211	$57,040	$25,000	2nd of 10
29	Textile EngineeringAbout 192 graduates a year	$45,078	$71,193	$24,725	1st of 1
30	Teacher EducationAbout 64 graduates a year	$44,979	$51,071	$21,500	4th of 25
31	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 77 graduates a year	$44,930	$61,375	$20,500	1st of 9
32	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 59 graduates a year	$44,101	$85,665	$23,028	1st of 2
33	MicrobiologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$43,761	Not reported	$24,486	1st of 1
34	PhysicsAbout 20 graduates a year	$43,740	Not reported	$23,490	3rd of 3
35	MathematicsAbout 40 graduates a year	$43,585	Not reported	$21,256	3rd of 9
36	Science, Technology, and SocietyAbout 44 graduates a year	$43,150	$71,884	$24,000	1st of 1
37	Plant ScienceAbout 57 graduates a year	$42,008	$53,543	$22,156	1st of 1
38	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 25 graduates a year	$41,661	Not reported	$25,993	2nd of 12
39	AgricultureAbout 40 graduates a year	$41,084	Not reported	$19,000	1st of 2
40	CommunicationsAbout 197 graduates a year	$39,889	$55,642	$22,324	4th of 20
41	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 34 graduates a year	$38,871	Not reported	$22,234	2nd of 5
42	Political ScienceAbout 177 graduates a year	$38,321	$64,316	$23,457	6th of 15
43	Recreation ManagementAbout 40 graduates a year	$38,116	$50,810	$20,500	1st of 5
44	BiologyAbout 436 graduates a year	$36,157	$68,124	$21,500	4th of 28
45	SociologyAbout 46 graduates a year	$35,510	Not reported	$22,787	3rd of 14
46	Social WorkAbout 46 graduates a year	$35,485	$48,322	$20,791	6th of 15
47	CriminologyAbout 67 graduates a year	$35,076	$64,069	$21,875	2nd of 4
48	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 64 graduates a year	$34,099	Not reported	$19,250	2nd of 5
49	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 115 graduates a year	$33,717	$73,284	$21,500	3rd of 30
50	Nutrition ScienceAbout 89 graduates a year	$33,669	$62,347	$22,511	1st of 2
51	Animal ScienceAbout 233 graduates a year	$33,332	$52,790	$22,689	2nd of 2
52	HistoryAbout 58 graduates a year	$33,251	$50,095	$19,800	5th of 11
53	BotanyAbout 28 graduates a year	$33,009	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 1
54	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 133 graduates a year	$32,948	$51,631	$21,500	3rd of 8
55	EnglishAbout 82 graduates a year	$32,694	$48,286	$21,680	3rd of 15
56	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 24 graduates a year	$30,577	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 12
57	PsychologyAbout 296 graduates a year	$29,738	$53,870	$22,373	11th of 24
58	AnthropologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$29,518	Not reported	$26,000	3rd of 10
59	ZoologyAbout 50 graduates a year	$25,069	Not reported	$21,500	1st of 2

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.

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

All 4 associate'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 associate'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	Agricultural BusinessAbout 29 graduates a year	$41,966	$48,604	$12,750	1st of 1
2	Applied HorticultureAbout 17 graduates a year	$38,339	Not reported	$14,375	1st of 1
3	AgricultureAbout 16 graduates a year	$37,103	Not reported	$17,500	1st of 1
4	Agricultural ProductionAbout 27 graduates a year	$35,198	Not reported	$12,000	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$85,809
Computer Engineering$82,997
Chemical Engineering$81,492
Industrial Engineering$81,055
Electrical Engineering$77,687

Lowest median debt

Biomedical Engineering$18,638
Agriculture$19,000
Linguistics and Language Studies$19,250
Agricultural Business$19,500
History$19,800

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 918 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 436 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 296 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 287 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 250 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $85,809 in their first year, the most of 59 NC State 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