Highest Earning Bachelor's Social Sciences Programs in North Carolina

These are the highest earning bachelor's social sciences programs in north carolina, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Duke University leading at $161,149.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Duke University	Economics	NC	$161,149	199
2	Elon University	Economics	NC	$112,303	37
3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Economics	NC	$103,846	443
4	Wake Forest University	Economics	NC	$98,209	110
5	Elon University	Political Science	NC	$89,685	76
6	Duke University	Political Science	NC	$88,459	111
7	Wake Forest University	Political Science	NC	$85,668	119
8	Duke University	Anthropology	NC	$81,120	10
9	High Point University	Political Science	NC	$72,564	18
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Political Science	NC	$72,001	369
11	Campbell University	Social Sciences	NC	$71,052	7
12	North Carolina A & T State University	Economics	NC	$69,296	19
13	University of North Carolina Asheville	Economics	NC	$66,736	9
14	East Carolina University	Economics	NC	$64,597	55
15	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Political Science	NC	$62,824	177
16	Duke University	Sociology	NC	$61,425	42
17	Wake Forest University	Sociology	NC	$60,635	31
18	East Carolina University	Political Science	NC	$60,419	63
19	Appalachian State University	Geography	NC	$58,289	19
20	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Political Science	NC	$58,258	54
21	William Peace University	Criminology	NC	$57,305	12
22	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Political Science	NC	$57,273	154
23	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Geography	NC	$57,208	31
24	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Anthropology	NC	$56,589	84
25	University of North Carolina Asheville	Political Science	NC	$55,698	26
26	North Carolina A & T State University	Political Science	NC	$55,572	30
27	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Geography	NC	$55,532	10
28	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Criminology	NC	$55,303	67
29	Appalachian State University	Political Science	NC	$54,344	98
30	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Political Science	NC	$53,779	26
31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Sociology	NC	$52,142	46
32	Western Carolina University	Political Science	NC	$52,077	27
33	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Sociology	NC	$51,801	67
34	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Political Science	NC	$51,657	80
35	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Economics	NC	$50,863	13
36	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Criminology	NC	$50,514	122
37	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Sociology	NC	$49,765	84
38	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Geography	NC	$49,476	28
39	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Sociology	NC	$48,591	28
40	North Carolina Central University	Political Science	NC	$47,317	33
41	Appalachian State University	Sociology	NC	$47,180	40
42	Johnson C Smith University	Criminology	NC	$46,215	17
43	Western Carolina University	Sociology	NC	$46,195	25
44	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Anthropology	NC	$45,890	33
45	Western Carolina University	Anthropology	NC	$45,809	40
46	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Sociology	NC	$44,935	146
47	East Carolina University	Sociology	NC	$44,918	42
48	University of North Carolina Asheville	Sociology	NC	$44,824	24
49	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Anthropology	NC	$44,228	16
50	North Carolina A & T State University	Sociology	NC	$44,104	18

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Programs in North Carolina ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 45 (Social Sciences) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.