Bachelor's+3% vs national median1,706 grads tracked
Physical Sciences at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ranked 112th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,043
middle 50%: $28,136 – $56,987
Median · 5 years out
$67,961
middle 50%: $48,310 – $98,444
Median · 10 years out
$110,619
middle 50%: $72,322 – $165,647
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Physical Sciences bachelor's graduates earn a median $41k initially. Ten-year median earnings reach $111k.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,566 total interest
Same major at other universities
Weber State University
$68,310 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$68,062 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$68,058 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$67,994 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Environment Science & Forestry
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$67,835 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$67,804 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$67,654 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$67,489 · 5 yrs out
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$214,723 · 5 yrs out
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$192,150 · 5 yrs out
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Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
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$151,181 · 5 yrs out
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$150,648 · 5 yrs out
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$140,602 · 5 yrs out
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$127,840 · 5 yrs out
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$125,175 · 5 yrs out
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$124,373 · 5 yrs out
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$121,393 · 5 yrs out