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What Western Carolina University graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (79)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$40,759$60,472$71,048
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$60,612$67,993$74,604
Anthropology$28,078$40,873$49,109
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$31,214$49,659$67,664
Biology, General$31,214$49,659$67,664
Business Administration, Management and Operations$40,508$55,354$68,412
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$40,136$56,839$68,873
Chemistry$35,986$57,663$74,805
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$58,734$60,243$73,872
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$28,969$55,956$60,021
Communication and Media Studies$33,191$48,708$59,265
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$32,252$47,740$58,582
Computer Science$56,116$86,297$113,369
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$56,116$86,297$113,369
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$54,522$70,276$91,685
Criminal Justice and Corrections$42,025$53,866$61,198
Design and Applied Arts$37,958$47,802$54,051
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$29,828$52,216$62,421
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$26,349$36,560$51,929
Education$42,570$48,686$55,777
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$70,870$85,927—
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$62,158$81,907$96,422
Engineering$67,522$86,622—
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$65,319$79,484$92,715
Engineering, General$63,563$88,474—
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$60,775$76,292$91,561
English Language and Literature, General$30,532$41,624$51,486
English Language and Literature/Letters$30,532$41,624$51,486
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$31,799$50,831$76,015
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$33,600$48,777$59,673
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$38,279$47,802$50,311
Finance and Financial Management Services$42,966$62,206$78,372
Fine and Studio Arts$29,963$42,341$50,153
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$32,940$49,582$56,877
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$29,153$51,929$64,175
Health Professions and Related Programs$58,954$66,813$75,612
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$32,032——
Health and Medical Administrative Services$39,842$58,363$80,205
History$31,848$46,394$55,137
History$31,848$46,394$55,137
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$41,964$53,904$61,271
Hospitality Administration/Management$33,940$46,308$54,783
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,279$47,802$50,311
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$59,848$77,021$84,962
International Business$42,146$51,223$80,729
International/Globalization Studies$37,592$49,399—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$34,473$67,570—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$34,473$67,570—
Management Information Systems and Services$43,788$66,585$76,823
Marketing$40,951$57,434$66,870
Mathematics$44,807$53,040$65,141
Mathematics and Statistics$44,807$53,040$65,141
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$37,592$49,399—
Music$37,274$46,943$51,441
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$32,986$47,346$64,402
Natural Resources and Conservation$33,418$48,487$60,013
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$30,802$46,883$59,253
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$29,401$41,781$54,178
Philosophy$29,637$40,342$55,935
Philosophy and Religious Studies$29,637$40,342$55,935
Physical Sciences$33,941$55,735$70,788
Political Science and Government$29,759$50,820$60,793
Psychology$29,500$46,375$54,615
Psychology, General$29,500$46,375$54,615
Public Administration$63,029$77,241$86,717
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$41,252$53,843$58,363
Public Health$41,778$59,300$65,743
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$25,751$38,325$49,855
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$65,785$78,004$90,311
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$34,918$47,602$54,306
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$32,101$48,066$58,734
Social Sciences$28,873$46,414$54,124
Social Work$34,891$49,265$53,397
Sociology$29,592$48,042$54,051
Special Education and Teaching$44,839$49,774$57,590
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$32,106$51,466$62,368
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,247$48,253$54,818
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$42,534$49,095$57,121
Visual and Performing Arts$32,621$44,039$51,537

Master's (13)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$42,746$50,802$61,630
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$69,651$88,779$102,699
Education$55,207$63,498$70,188
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$78,691$95,724$110,938
English Language and Literature/Letters$41,799$53,578$63,105
Health Professions and Related Programs$78,195$86,216$87,314
History$42,235$45,751$50,539
Mathematics and Statistics$58,363$67,254—
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$45,075——
Physical Sciences$47,392$59,848$74,872
Psychology$52,963$58,897$75,294
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$50,474$63,290$72,585
Visual and Performing Arts$34,351$45,210$57,619

Doctoral (Research) (1)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Education$97,454$96,791$104,398

Doctoral (Professional) (2)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Health Professions and Related Programs$79,136$85,430—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$78,030$84,494—