Which UNC Asheville major has the lowest debt?

Chemistry graduates leave with a median of $12,825 in federal loans, the lowest among 19 UNC Asheville bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UNC Asheville cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $7,501 a year, and $24,849 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,250 a year.

How many UNC Asheville programs report graduate pay?

20 bachelor's programs at UNC Asheville report first-year pay, and 19 of them also report federal debt.

UNC Asheville Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of North Carolina Asheville
Public university
Asheville, NC
2,910 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

20 UNC Asheville bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Engineering pays the most in the first year ($73,410), and Sociology the least ($18,869). The median program pays $27,798.

In-state tuition and fees$7,501Per year. Out-of-state $24,849

Average net price after aid$12,250Per year

Graduation rate54%Within 6 years

Admission rate92%Of applicants

All 20 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	EngineeringAbout 21 graduates a year	$73,410	$91,514	$31,000	1st of 4
2	AccountingAbout 19 graduates a year	$53,705	$61,246	$22,612	5th of 19
3	Computer ScienceAbout 26 graduates a year	$48,076	$94,030	$23,970	13th of 15
4	Business AdministrationAbout 47 graduates a year	$44,945	$57,584	$17,492	16th of 37
5	ChemistryAbout 23 graduates a year	$36,891	$55,189	$12,825	5th of 10
6	MathematicsAbout 10 graduates a year	$33,651	$51,282	$24,455	8th of 9
7	EconomicsAbout 9 graduates a year	$28,301	$54,370	$18,791	8th of 9
8	HistoryAbout 28 graduates a year	$28,205	$42,899	$16,690	8th of 11
9	BiologyAbout 42 graduates a year	$27,943	$37,972	$23,250	27th of 28
10	Public HealthAbout 33 graduates a year	$27,913	$40,255	$23,141	10th of 10
11	CommunicationsAbout 38 graduates a year	$27,682	$32,802	$23,125	15th of 20
12	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 59 graduates a year	$25,758	$41,988	$22,880	8th of 8
13	PsychologyAbout 80 graduates a year	$24,666	$40,008	$21,055	24th of 24
14	AnthropologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$24,639	Not reported	Not reported	8th of 10
15	Political ScienceAbout 26 graduates a year	$23,964	$48,101	$25,821	14th of 15
16	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 28 graduates a year	$23,504	$32,441	$23,942	5th of 12
17	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 27 graduates a year	$23,023	$45,049	$23,250	1st of 1
18	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 20 graduates a year	$22,144	$40,419	$18,743	10th of 12
19	EnglishAbout 48 graduates a year	$19,136	$35,906	$23,752	15th of 15
20	SociologyAbout 24 graduates a year	$18,869	$38,232	$23,250	14th of 14

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Engineering$73,410
Accounting$53,705
Computer Science$48,076
Business Administration$44,945
Chemistry$36,891

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 80 graduates a year
Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 59 graduates a year
EnglishAbout 48 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 47 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 42 graduates a year

Common questions

Engineering graduates earn a median of $73,410 in their first year, the most of 20 UNC Asheville 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