Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 114 Associate, 6,518 Bachelor's, 2,382 Master's, 568 Doctorate (research), 99 Doctorate (professional), and 498 Post-BS Certificate were awareded by NCSU.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate60114
Bachelor's8526,518
Master's98262,382
Doctorate (research)620568
Doctorate (professional)2199
Post-BS Certificate4933498
Total3247810,266

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at North Carolina State University at Raleigh based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
BachelorMaster
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Computer Science$69,800
Computer Engineering$69,400
Chemical Engineering$69,200
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$69,100
Industrial Engineering$68,500
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Mechanical Engineering$77,400
Business Administration and Management$72,800
Accounting$55,500
Educational Leadership and Administration$51,100
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$41,800

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at North Carolina State University at Raleigh based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at NCSU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 103 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management✕39-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production✕23-
Crop Production✕15-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕13-
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕13-
Total114
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 434 completers$43,100
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕113-
Agricultural Mechanization✕22-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕13-
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕3-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕2-
Animal Sciences✕196$26,900
Poultry Science✕17-
Food Science✕15-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕24-
Horticultural Science✕29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 239 completers$26,200
Natural Resources/Conservation✕66$26,200
Environmental Science✕65-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✕27-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management✕17-
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology✕64-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 41 completers-
Architecture✕20-
Environmental Design/Architecture✕21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 240 completers$34,200
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕240$34,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 281 completers-
Computer Science✕281$69,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 178 completers-
Education✕17-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕60-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕11-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕19$40,100
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕0-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕33-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕26-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 1,514 completers-
Engineering✕35-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕64$56,400
Agricultural Engineering✕37$54,000
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕127-
Chemical Engineering✕161$69,200
Civil Engineering✕107$57,800
Computer Engineering✕136$69,400
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕184$69,100
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕34-
Materials Engineering✕43-
Mechanical Engineering✕249$63,800
Nuclear Engineering✕16-
Textile Sciences and Engineering✕204$42,400
Construction Engineering✕15-
Industrial Engineering✕102$68,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 15 completers-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 55 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕55-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 85 completers$32,200
English Language and Literature✕85$32,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✔ (1 completers) 31 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕10-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✔21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 639 completers$31,000
Biology/Biological Sciences✕415$31,000
Biochemistry✕66-
Botany/Plant Biology✕26-
Microbiology✕47-
Zoology/Animal Biology✕53$19,100
Genetics✕32-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 148 completers-
Mathematics✕57-
Applied Mathematics✕27-
Statistics✕64-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 232 completers-
Science, Technology and Society✕55-
Nutrition Sciences✕126$36,000
International/Global Studies✕51$25,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 186 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕47$30,800
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕139-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 26 completers-
Philosophy✕20-
Religion/Religious Studies✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 124 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕14-
Chemistry✕37-
Geology/Earth Science✕11-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕28-
Physics✕34-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Science Technologies/Technicians ✕ 18 completers-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)✕18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 305 completers$23,000
Psychology✕305$23,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 67 completers-
Social Work✕67$31,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 331 completers-
Anthropology✕27-
Criminology✕55$37,200
Political Science and Government✕190$31,400
Sociology✕59-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 118 completers-
Design and Visual Communications✕20$38,700
Industrial and Product Design✕17-
Graphic Design✕28-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕28-
Fine and Studio Arts Management✕25-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 1,123 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕841$48,400
Accounting✕179$45,700
Business/Managerial Economics✕103-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 65 completers-
History✕65-
Total6,518
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 92 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕0-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕12-
Animal Sciences✕35-
Poultry Science✕9-
Food Science✕10-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕7-
Horticultural Science✕8-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕5-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (1 completers) 68 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕2-
Environmental Studies✕22-
Environmental Science✔26-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✕6-
Forestry✕7-
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 17 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 23 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕8-
Organizational Communication✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 227 completers-
Computer Science✕109-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕115-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✔3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (8 completers) 362 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✔45-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕46$51,100
Adult and Continuing Education Administration✔43-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕21-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)✕0-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔14-
Special Education and Teaching✕2-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✔16-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✔29-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕8-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔105-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕1-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕2-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✔0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✔30-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (9 completers) 526 completers-
Engineering✔12-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✔22-
Agricultural Engineering✕16-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕10-
Chemical Engineering✔46-
Civil Engineering✕44-
Computer Engineering✔57-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔74-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕13-
Materials Engineering✕21-
Mechanical Engineering✔82$77,400
Nuclear Engineering✕16-
Textile Sciences and Engineering✕54-
Industrial Engineering✕25-
Manufacturing Engineering✔25-
Operations Research✔6-
Engineering (other)✔3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 17 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 17 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✔17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 57 completers-
English Language and Literature✕30-
Creative Writing✕12-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 17 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 151 completers-
Biomedical Sciences✕0-
Biochemistry✕9-
Botany/Plant Biology✕1-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕3-
Microbiology✕4-
Zoology/Animal Biology✕11-
Entomology✕5-
Genetics✕4-
Genome Sciences/Genomics✕3-
Physiology✕83-
Toxicology✕0-
Biometry/Biometrics✕0-
Bioinformatics✕2-
Biotechnology✕26-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✔ (1 completers) 121 completers-
Mathematics✕9-
Applied Mathematics✕8-
Financial Mathematics✕24-
Statistics✔80-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (2 completers) 44 completers-
Systems Science and Theory✔36-
Nutrition Sciences✕8-
Computational Science✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 34 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕34-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 20 completers-
Chemistry✕2-
Physics✕13-
Physical Sciences (other)✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 9 completers-
Psychology✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 120 completers-
Public Administration✕31-
Social Work✕89$38,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 48 completers-
Anthropology✕6-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕17-
International Relations and Affairs✕23-
Sociology✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 30 completers-
Design and Visual Communications✕17-
Industrial and Product Design✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (2 completers) 367 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔43$72,800
Management Science✔324-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 11 completers-
History✕2-
Public/Applied History✕9-
Total2,382
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 39 completers-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕3-
Animal Sciences✕7-
Food Science✕4-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕3-
Horticultural Science✕6-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕1-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 22 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕5-
Forestry✕11-
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 8 completers-
Environmental Design/Architecture✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 27 completers-
Computer Science✕27-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 65 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕10-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration✕18-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕0-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)✕5-
Educational Evaluation and Research✕5-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕2-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕1-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕9-
Education (other)✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 202 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕6-
Agricultural Engineering✕9-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕12-
Chemical Engineering✕21-
Civil Engineering✕33-
Computer Engineering✕5-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕27-
Materials Engineering✕21-
Mechanical Engineering✕21-
Nuclear Engineering✕11-
Textile Sciences and Engineering✕26-
Industrial Engineering✕6-
Operations Research✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 44 completers-
Biomedical Sciences✕0-
Biochemistry✕3-
Botany/Plant Biology✕5-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕6-
Microbiology✕2-
Zoology/Animal Biology✕7-
Entomology✕5-
Genetics✕4-
Genome Sciences/Genomics✕2-
Toxicology✕6-
Biometry/Biometrics✕3-
Bioinformatics✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 52 completers-
Mathematics✕16-
Applied Mathematics✕7-
Statistics✕29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 13 completers-
Systems Science and Theory✕3-
Nutrition Sciences✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 6 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 50 completers-
Chemistry✕26-
Physics✕19-
Physical Sciences (other)✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 19 completers-
Psychology✕19-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 3 completers-
Public Administration✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 14 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕8-
Sociology✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 4 completers-
Public/Applied History✕4-
Total568
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 99 completers-
Veterinary Medicine✕99-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✔ 0 completers-
Environmental Design/Architecture✔0-
Total99
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✔ (4 completers) 13 completers-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✔3-
Animal Sciences✔8-
Horticultural Science✔2-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (2 completers) 16 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✔6-
Environmental Science✔10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 15 completers-
Architecture✕10-
Environmental Design/Architecture✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✔ (1 completers) 8 completers-
Organizational Communication✔8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 6 completers-
Computer Science✔6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (6 completers) 56 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔3-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods✔20-
Special Education and Teaching✔2-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✔11-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✔19-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕0-
Mathematics Teacher Education✔1-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕0-
Technical Teacher Education✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (6 completers) 20 completers-
Agricultural Engineering✔4-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✔0-
Structural Engineering✔3-
Computer Engineering✔0-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔1-
Materials Engineering✔0-
Textile Sciences and Engineering✕12-
Engineering (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✔ (2 completers) 4 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔0-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 20 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✔20-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 1 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 21 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✔5-
Biotechnology✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✔ (1 completers) 5 completers-
Mathematics✔5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✔ (1 completers) 26 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✔26-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 5 completers-
Physical Sciences✔5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 3 completers-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 17 completers-
Public Administration✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (2 completers) 76 completers-
Geography✔75-
National Security Policy Studies✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 3 completers-
International Public Health/International Health✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 183 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕56-
Accounting✔2-
Finance✔28-
Organizational Behavior Studies✕28-
Business Statistics✔22-
Marketing/Marketing Management✔47-
Total498