Highest Earning Master's Business Programs in North Carolina
These are the highest earning master's business programs in north carolina, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 41 programs, with Duke University leading at $222,160.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $222,160 | 229 |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Business Administration & Management | NC | $203,447 | 10 |
| 3 | Duke University | International Business | NC | $185,418 | 70 |
| 4 | Duke University | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | NC | $152,389 | 999 |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | NC | $151,262 | 86 |
| 6 | Wake Forest University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $135,677 | 382 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Business Administration & Management | NC | $127,702 | 11 |
| 8 | Wake Forest University | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | NC | $127,072 | 276 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Business Administration & Management | NC | $122,997 | 210 |
| 10 | Queens University of Charlotte | Business Administration & Management | NC | $120,405 | 82 |
| 11 | Wingate University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $120,390 | 29 |
| 12 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Business Administration & Management | NC | $118,289 | 242 |
| 13 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Accounting | NC | $110,766 | 219 |
| 14 | Elon University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $105,377 | 24 |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Business Administration & Management | NC | $104,581 | 84 |
| 16 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Accounting | NC | $101,786 | 34 |
| 17 | Western Carolina University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $100,807 | 52 |
| 18 | East Carolina University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $98,563 | 276 |
| 19 | Campbell University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $98,446 | 77 |
| 20 | Appalachian State University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $94,138 | 79 |
| 21 | Fayetteville State University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $94,069 | 127 |
| 22 | Appalachian State University | Accounting | NC | $93,013 | 28 |
| 23 | East Carolina University | Accounting | NC | $92,702 | 46 |
| 24 | Pfeiffer University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $90,839 | 22 |
| 25 | North Carolina A & T State University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $87,800 | 59 |
| 26 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Accounting | NC | $87,640 | 53 |
| 27 | Gardner-Webb University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $86,886 | 95 |
| 28 | University of Mount Olive | Business Administration & Management | NC | $80,096 | 43 |
| 29 | Gardner-Webb University | Accounting | NC | $79,048 | 15 |
| 30 | Western Carolina University | Human Resources Management | NC | $77,673 | 49 |
| 31 | Strayer University-North Carolina | Accounting | NC | $77,493 | 6 |
| 32 | Strayer University-North Carolina | Business Administration & Management | NC | $76,080 | 67 |
| 33 | Western Carolina University | Accounting | NC | $75,418 | 12 |
| 34 | North Carolina Central University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $74,724 | 24 |
| 35 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $72,784 | 72 |
| 36 | Montreat College | Business Administration & Management | NC | $72,401 | 17 |
| 37 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Business Administration & Management | NC | $69,372 | 468 |
| 38 | Strayer University-North Carolina | Human Resources Management | NC | $63,742 | 24 |
| 39 | St. Andrews University | Business Administration & Management | NC | $59,543 | 11 |
| 40 | Western Carolina University | Marketing | NC | $58,995 | 9 |
| 41 | Barton College | Business Administration & Management | NC | $58,618 | 24 |
Methodology
Programs in North Carolina ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 52 (Business) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.