Which UNC Charlotte bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Public Relations and Advertising graduates leave with a median of $19,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 55 UNC Charlotte bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UNC Charlotte cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $7,239 a year, and $22,492 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,435 a year.

How many UNC Charlotte programs report graduate pay?

55 bachelor's programs and one certificate program at UNC Charlotte report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

UNC Charlotte Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Public university
Charlotte, NC
24,453 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

55 UNC Charlotte bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($73,445), and Theatre the least ($18,052). The median program pays $42,210. UNC Charlotte also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$7,239Per year. Out-of-state $22,492

Average net price after aid$15,435Per year

Graduation rate69%Within 6 years

Admission rate80%Of applicants

All 55 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 135 graduates a year	$73,445	$77,572	$25,044	9th of 26
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 81 graduates a year	$72,167	$89,970	$24,375	3rd of 4
3	Computer EngineeringAbout 60 graduates a year	$71,117	$103,237	$21,875	4th of 4
4	PhysicsAbout 18 graduates a year	$70,150	Not reported	$28,750	1st of 3
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 213 graduates a year	$69,178	$85,296	$27,000	3rd of 4
6	Systems EngineeringAbout 28 graduates a year	$68,034	$89,128	$26,000	1st of 1
7	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 36 graduates a year	$67,997	$76,181	$21,537	1st of 2
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 96 graduates a year	$67,934	$79,801	$23,500	3rd of 3
9	Computer ScienceAbout 644 graduates a year	$67,704	$93,475	$23,250	8th of 15
10	Construction Engineering TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$67,199	$79,769	$27,000	1st of 2
11	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$66,421	Not reported	$25,499	2nd of 3
12	Civil Engineering TechnologyAbout 19 graduates a year	$62,552	$78,553	$23,183	1st of 1
13	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 117 graduates a year	$60,639	Not reported	$22,153	3rd of 9
14	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 58 graduates a year	$60,048	$77,696	$27,000	1st of 1
15	International BusinessAbout 36 graduates a year	$53,036	$66,742	$21,200	1st of 2
16	FinanceAbout 383 graduates a year	$51,628	$78,144	$22,400	5th of 9
17	ArchitectureAbout 49 graduates a year	$51,558	$67,248	$27,000	2nd of 2
18	Management ScienceAbout 71 graduates a year	$51,384	Not reported	$23,250	2nd of 3
19	AccountingAbout 106 graduates a year	$50,928	$78,329	$22,500	7th of 19
20	Business AdministrationAbout 235 graduates a year	$46,272	$64,203	$22,285	10th of 37
21	Other MathematicsAbout 19 graduates a year	$44,809	$70,704	$23,250	1st of 1
22	Germanic LanguagesAbout 13 graduates a year	$44,390	$43,194	$23,405	1st of 1
23	Business EconomicsAbout 30 graduates a year	$43,826	$66,922	$23,250	2nd of 4
24	MarketingAbout 231 graduates a year	$43,619	$66,750	$21,500	6th of 10
25	Teacher EducationAbout 137 graduates a year	$42,789	$45,221	$24,763	9th of 25
26	MathematicsAbout 57 graduates a year	$42,740	$68,817	$25,000	4th of 9
27	Special EducationAbout 46 graduates a year	$42,692	$45,769	$26,602	4th of 6
28	GeographyAbout 31 graduates a year	$42,210	$65,598	$23,954	2nd of 4
29	Human Development and Family StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$39,924	$43,319	$26,000	1st of 5
30	MusicAbout 23 graduates a year	$38,831	Not reported	$25,858	1st of 6
31	CommunicationsAbout 236 graduates a year	$38,234	$53,309	$24,050	6th of 20
32	Public Relations and AdvertisingGraduates a year not reported	$38,190	Not reported	$19,500	3rd of 5
33	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 70 graduates a year	$37,717	$54,869	$24,897	4th of 5
34	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 18 graduates a year	$37,411	$43,026	$31,000	1st of 3
35	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 263 graduates a year	$36,749	Not reported	$26,000	7th of 9
36	Public HealthAbout 43 graduates a year	$36,307	$63,365	$27,000	7th of 10
37	Criminal JusticeAbout 219 graduates a year	$36,155	$53,251	$23,250	8th of 24
38	ChemistryAbout 41 graduates a year	$35,482	$65,102	$26,000	7th of 10
39	Romance LanguagesAbout 62 graduates a year	$35,208	$46,036	$23,250	2nd of 5
40	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 2 graduates a year	$34,219	$51,651	$26,000	2nd of 30
41	BiologyAbout 333 graduates a year	$34,094	$59,911	$26,000	7th of 28
42	HistoryAbout 103 graduates a year	$33,791	$46,923	$24,457	4th of 11
43	Political ScienceAbout 154 graduates a year	$32,780	$51,763	$24,000	8th of 15
44	International StudiesAbout 34 graduates a year	$32,206	$46,937	$24,250	2nd of 4
45	EnglishAbout 121 graduates a year	$32,021	$42,494	$23,071	4th of 15
46	SociologyAbout 84 graduates a year	$31,897	$46,040	$26,798	7th of 14
47	Religious StudiesAbout 7 graduates a year	$31,123	$47,478	$24,621	2nd of 2
48	PsychologyAbout 367 graduates a year	$30,359	$49,269	$24,250	8th of 24
49	PhilosophyAbout 17 graduates a year	$29,251	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 3
50	Social WorkAbout 71 graduates a year	$28,425	$49,921	$24,750	14th of 15
51	AnthropologyAbout 27 graduates a year	$27,805	$43,369	$27,750	5th of 10
52	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 73 graduates a year	$25,855	$42,892	$27,000	2nd of 12
53	East Asian LanguagesAbout 23 graduates a year	$24,825	$32,651	$28,313	1st of 1
54	DanceAbout 20 graduates a year	$23,587	$28,983	$26,625	2nd of 3
55	TheatreAbout 28 graduates a year	$18,052	Not reported	$26,000	10th of 10

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.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across North Carolina.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in North Carolina
Linguistics and Language StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$25,630	Not reported	$19,500	2nd of 2

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$73,445
Electrical Engineering$72,167
Computer Engineering$71,117
Physics$70,150
Mechanical Engineering$69,178

Lowest median debt

Public Relations and Advertising$19,500
International Business$21,200
Marketing$21,500
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$21,537
Computer Engineering$21,875

Largest programs

Computer ScienceAbout 644 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 383 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 367 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 333 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 263 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $73,445 in their first year, the most of 55 UNC Charlotte 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