University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
40
Avg Grad Earnings
$43,947/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
62/100
Tuition (In-State)
$8,989/yr
Out-of-state: $39,330/yr
All Programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
40 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | 95 | $85,618/yr | High | 33.9x |
| Computer Science | 89 | $90,293/yr | Very High | 33.8x |
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 88 | $71,594/yr | High | 20.4x |
| Information Science/Studies | 87 | $75,834/yr | Very High | 27.5x |
| Economics | 84 | $65,344/yr | Very High | 25.9x |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 82 | $49,967/yr | High | 12.9x |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 78 | $52,217/yr | High | 17.5x |
| Applied Mathematics | 77 | $75,105/yr | Very High | 31.8x |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research | 73 | $56,721/yr | Moderate | 14.8x |
| Dental Support Services | 73 | $54,207/yr | Moderate | 17.7x |
| Mathematics | 72 | $53,402/yr | Very High | 27.3x |
| Physics | 71 | $62,647/yr | Very High | 16.4x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 70 | $70,561/yr | High | 18.6x |
| Political Science and Government | 70 | $41,200/yr | Very High | 18.8x |
| Public Policy Analysis | 69 | $48,252/yr | High | 18.5x |
| Geography and Cartography | 64 | $42,454/yr | High | 10.8x |
| History | 64 | $34,592/yr | High | 14.3x |
| Chemistry | 64 | $32,516/yr | High | 17.7x |
| Teacher Education | 63 | $29,897/yr | High | 13.2x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 62 | $43,348/yr | High | 17.8x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 62 | $31,165/yr | Moderate | 15.4x |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 61 | $44,503/yr | High | 20.7x |
| Anthropology | 60 | $36,211/yr | High | 11.2x |
| Biology, General | 59 | $33,471/yr | High | 16.9x |
| Psychology, General | 58 | $31,804/yr | High | 14.7x |
| Sociology | 56 | $30,623/yr | High | 14.9x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 54 | $37,709/yr | Low | 9.5x |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 53 | $23,633/yr | High | 5.6x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 51 | $33,976/yr | High | 14.5x |
| Music | 51 | $32,880/yr | High | 10.5x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 49 | $32,508/yr | Very High | 14.4x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 48 | $24,005/yr | Moderate | 10.8x |
| Philosophy | 46 | $34,284/yr | Very High | 15.7x |
| Area Studies | 45 | $31,955/yr | Very High | 15.2x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 45 | $30,060/yr | Very High | 14.1x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 44 | $24,658/yr | Very High | 15.0x |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 43 | $33,690/yr | Very High | 8.4x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 43 | $26,457/yr | Moderate | 6.4x |
| Ethnic & Cultural Minority | 36 | $26,342/yr | Very High | 12.6x |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 36 | $22,183/yr | High | 5.2x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 40 bachelor's degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.