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Bachelor's+19% vs national median4,155 grads tracked

Economics at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Ranked 16th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,205
middle 50%: $41,170 – $81,158
Median · 5 years out
$93,948
middle 50%: $66,319 – $133,001
Median · 10 years out
$132,478
middle 50%: $87,224 – $199,426

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Economics majors at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill see median first-year salaries of $60k. Earnings grow to $94k at the five-year mark and reach $132k by year ten.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
4.7 yrs
≈ $5,268 total interest

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