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Master's-11% vs national median75 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at University of North Carolina -Greensboro

Ranked 106th of 132 master's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$56,595
middle 50%: $46,161 – $66,418
Median · 5 years out
$74,055
middle 50%: $61,827 – $110,004
Median · 10 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $69,154 – $110,564

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of University of North Carolina -Greensboro's master's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $56,595 one year after graduating, rising to $91,987 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $83,137 for this field, ranking 106th of 132 reporting programs.

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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,041 total interest

Same major at other universities

State University of New York at Buffalo
$75,120 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$73,181 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$72,371 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$71,441 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina -Greensboro

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$138,999 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$118,327 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,791 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$110,159 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Doctorate)
$97,271 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$95,481 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$94,592 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$93,703 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,422 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Doctorate)
$89,277 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$77,213 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$75,113 · 5 yrs out

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