Which UNC Chapel Hill major has the lowest debt?

Anthropology graduates leave with a median of $11,982 in federal loans, the lowest among 37 UNC Chapel Hill bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UNC Chapel Hill cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,994 a year, and $41,203 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,655 a year.

How many UNC Chapel Hill programs report graduate pay?

40 bachelor's programs at UNC Chapel Hill report first-year pay, and 37 of them also report federal debt.

UNC Chapel Hill Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Public university
Chapel Hill, NC
20,752 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

40 UNC Chapel Hill bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($90,293), and Neuroscience the least ($22,183). The median program pays $35,402.

In-state tuition and fees$8,994Per year. Out-of-state $41,203

Average net price after aid$11,655Per year

Graduation rate91%Within 6 years

Admission rate15%Of applicants

All 40 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 427 graduates a year	$90,293	$124,977	$14,131	2nd of 15
2	Business AdministrationAbout 401 graduates a year	$85,618	$125,645	$14,339	1st of 37
3	Information ScienceAbout 72 graduates a year	$75,834	$102,438	$13,294	1st of 1
4	Applied MathematicsAbout 193 graduates a year	$75,105	$117,954	$15,300	1st of 1
5	NursingAbout 199 graduates a year	$71,594	$77,041	$23,026	13th of 26
6	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 149 graduates a year	$70,561	Not reported	$15,000	2nd of 4
7	EconomicsAbout 443 graduates a year	$65,344	$96,785	$15,843	3rd of 9
8	PhysicsAbout 47 graduates a year	$62,647	Not reported	$19,200	2nd of 3
9	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 17 graduates a year	$56,721	Not reported	$18,750	3rd of 3
10	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 21 graduates a year	$54,207	$67,230	$15,431	1st of 1
11	MathematicsAbout 152 graduates a year	$53,402	$101,719	$14,500	2nd of 9
12	Human ResourcesAbout 95 graduates a year	$52,217	$66,529	$15,000	1st of 3
13	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 41 graduates a year	$49,967	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 9
14	Public PolicyAbout 157 graduates a year	$48,252	$70,196	$15,000	2nd of 2
15	Peace and Conflict StudiesAbout 96 graduates a year	$44,503	$78,097	$14,275	1st of 1
16	CommunicationsAbout 521 graduates a year	$43,348	$67,532	$15,500	2nd of 20
17	GeographyAbout 28 graduates a year	$42,454	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 4
18	Political ScienceAbout 369 graduates a year	$41,200	$71,082	$15,100	4th of 15
19	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 26 graduates a year	$37,709	Not reported	$13,000	3rd of 12
20	AnthropologyAbout 84 graduates a year	$36,211	$43,860	$11,982	2nd of 10
21	HistoryAbout 123 graduates a year	$34,592	$54,874	$14,838	3rd of 11
22	PhilosophyAbout 45 graduates a year	$34,284	$59,952	$15,408	1st of 3
23	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 114 graduates a year	$33,976	$55,613	$12,044	2nd of 8
24	Religious StudiesAbout 16 graduates a year	$33,690	Not reported	$12,550	1st of 2
25	BiologyAbout 544 graduates a year	$33,471	$64,430	$15,100	8th of 28
26	MusicAbout 48 graduates a year	$32,880	$41,458	$19,000	2nd of 6
27	ChemistryAbout 115 graduates a year	$32,516	$67,202	$14,250	8th of 10
28	Romance LanguagesAbout 67 graduates a year	$32,508	$55,230	$13,500	4th of 5
29	Area StudiesAbout 146 graduates a year	$31,955	$58,306	$13,000	1st of 1
30	PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$31,804	$56,424	$14,253	5th of 24
31	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 365 graduates a year	$31,165	$58,954	$16,575	6th of 30
32	SociologyAbout 67 graduates a year	$30,623	$57,345	$14,925	9th of 14
33	EnglishAbout 164 graduates a year	$30,060	$54,429	$14,794	7th of 15
34	Teacher EducationAbout 115 graduates a year	$29,897	$51,232	$13,640	25th of 25
35	TheatreAbout 23 graduates a year	$26,457	Not reported	$15,613	1st of 10
36	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 26 graduates a year	$26,342	$49,010	$12,870	3rd of 3
37	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 48 graduates a year	$24,658	$57,670	$17,775	3rd of 5
38	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 39 graduates a year	$24,005	$42,572	$14,600	4th of 12
39	Foods and NutritionAbout 53 graduates a year	$23,633	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
40	NeuroscienceAbout 155 graduates a year	$22,183	Not reported	$14,825	2nd 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.

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$90,293
Business Administration$85,618
Information Science$75,834
Applied Mathematics$75,105
Nursing$71,594

Lowest median debt

Anthropology$11,982
Environmental Science and Conservation$12,044
Religious Studies$12,550
Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies$12,870
Liberal Arts and General Studies$13,000

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 544 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 521 graduates a year
EconomicsAbout 443 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 427 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 401 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $90,293 in their first year, the most of 40 UNC Chapel Hill 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