Top Majors at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

NC · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 48 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
21	Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	$61,236	$67,449	$86,533
22	Communication and Media Studies	$43,832	$66,714	$89,367
23	Chemistry	$40,029	$64,998	$107,701
24	Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$32,149	$63,979	$107,201
25	Area Studies	$41,933	$63,418	$92,267
26	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$33,980	$63,247	$78,650
27	Philosophy	$38,164	$63,044	$91,787
28	Biology, General	$35,617	$62,845	$97,305
29	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$46,383	$62,818	$80,325
30	Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$41,333	$61,728	$84,639
31	Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$39,924	$60,387	$84,367
32	Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$38,416	$60,159	$79,247
33	History	$38,457	$59,496	$83,711
34	Linguistics and Comparative Language Studies	$36,888	$58,300	$69,644
35	Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$37,592	$57,867	$96,791
36	Psychology, General	$36,557	$57,618	$75,832
37	Geography and Cartography	$38,478	$57,452	$78,881
38	Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	$37,592	$56,877	$59,848
39	Sociology	$36,541	$56,515	$73,497
40	English Language and Literature, General	$36,094	$54,709	$70,451

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.