Degree Programs Overview

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 240 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 27 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 9,002 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at UNC. 4,951 students completed bachelor's programs and 2,791 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at UNC. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's66NOT OFFERED4,9512,0022,949
Master's92182,7911,1451,646
Doctor's7021,253520733
Post-Graduate Certificate107624
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate2NOT OFFERED101

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer Science program has the highest salary ($95,204) after graduation and the Business Administration, Management and Operations program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $89,917 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer Science $95,204$7,934$13,500$143
Business Administration, Management and Operations $89,917$7,493$14,239$151
Applied Mathematics $86,155$7,180$14,135$150
Information Science/Studies $77,613$6,468$13,197$140
Mathematics $77,422$6,452$15,127$160
Economics $66,687$5,557$14,135$150
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $61,279$5,107$19,802$210
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions $56,556$4,713$11,000$117
Communication $49,861$4,155$14,625$155
Chemistry $48,617$4,051$14,000$148
Human Resources Management and Services $47,916$3,993$12,750$135
Public Policy Analysis $47,177$3,931$14,000$148
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences $238,213$19,851$118,480$1,348
Business Administration, Management and Operations $150,089$12,507$90,800$1,033
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $96,602$8,050$41,000$466
Health and Medical Administrative Services $82,520$6,877$65,082$740
Accounting and Related Services $78,346$6,529$58,824$669
Public Administration $64,061$5,338$61,017$694
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $63,440$5,287$50,279$572
Public Health $62,311$5,193$56,414$642
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning $58,494$4,875$34,940$397
Nutrition Sciences $55,221$4,602$75,336$857
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $55,215$4,601$41,000$466
Library Science and Administration $49,512$4,126$42,364$482
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $67,302$5,609--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

At the school, the Management Science Master program has the most completers of 824 and the Public Health Master program has the second most completers of 509 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5012 6 NOT OFFERED
What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED48 8 NOT OFFERED
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
American/United States Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 4 NOT OFFERED
Asian Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 113 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
European Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 0 NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1130 9 0
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33928 12 NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7174 2 NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34035 16 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11ONLINE 17 NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Secondary School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED20ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 114NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED73 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1494 10 NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 157 1 NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 3 NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 155 9 NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 53NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 191 NOT OFFERED
Programs for Foreign LawyersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1078 14 NOT OFFERED
What is Library Science program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED71 NOT OFFERED 0
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4992 7 NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 1 NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 9 NOT OFFERED
Medical Microbiology and BacteriologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 13 NOT OFFERED
GeneticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 15 NOT OFFERED
Cell PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 10 NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental PathologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 10 NOT OFFERED
PharmacologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 9 NOT OFFERED
ToxicologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 5 NOT OFFERED
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4129 14 NOT OFFERED
BioinformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 9 NOT OFFERED
EcologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 2 NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 36 NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1300 12 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 734 12 NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 128NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematical Statistics and ProbabilityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 9 NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 51NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41521 22 NOT OFFERED
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 2 NOT OFFERED
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 287NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 217 5 NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8816 39 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 165 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and PhysicalNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 7 NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 0 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 349 11 NOT OFFERED
Materials ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 4 NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 7 NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED63ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 880 2 NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED139ONLINE 6 NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 172 7 NOT OFFERED
Medical AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ArcheologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 221NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8311 11 NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 194 7 NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22323 16 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 405 10 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 154 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 160 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 85 2 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musicology and EthnomusicologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED30 2 NOT OFFERED
DentistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 90 NOT OFFERED
Dental Clinical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Advanced General DentistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Dental Assisting/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist1 NOT OFFERED 21NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4182 24 NOT OFFERED
Regulatory Science/AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 03ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 176ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 199 NOT OFFERED
Medical ScientistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 156 NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutics and Drug DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21ONLINE 20 NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED509ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Environmental HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 12 NOT OFFERED
Maternal and Child HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2ONLINE 0 NOT OFFERED
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED24 1 NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 30ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED37ONLINE 4 NOT OFFERED
Movement Therapy and Movement EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 8 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 199NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 33ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED49ONLINE NOT OFFERED 6
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38410 8 0
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED219ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 77NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED824ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38410 8 0
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED219ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 77NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED824ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 686 10 NOT OFFERED

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