Offered Programs at UNCW
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
Cert., BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
126
Total Number of Online Programs
45
Total Number of Completers
5,176
University of North Carolina Wilmington offers 126 programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 54 Bachelor's, 39 Master's, 6 Doctorate (research), 1 Doctorate (professional), 3 1-Year Certificate, 21 Post-BS Certificate, 2 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 45 programs are available through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 10 Bachelor's, 18 Master's, 1 Doctorate (research), 1 Doctorate (professional), 1 1-Year Certificate, 14 Post-BS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 5,176 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from University of North Carolina Wilmington.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 3,689 Bachelor's, 1,316 Master's, 35 Doctorate (research), 61 Doctorate (professional), 5 1 Year Certificate, and 70 Post-BS Certificate were awareded by UNCW.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 54 10 3,689 Master's 39 18 1,316 Doctorate (research) 6 1 35 Doctorate (professional) 1 1 61 1 Year Certificate 3 1 5 Post-BS Certificate 21 14 70 Post-MS Certificate 2 0 - Total 126 45 5,176
The following table shows the best programs at University of North Carolina Wilmington based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Computer Science $61,300 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $57,800 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) $48,000 Business Administration and Management $40,200 Special Education and Teaching $37,800
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $90,500 Business Administration and Management $67,200 Chemistry $53,200 Social Work $42,300 Education $42,200
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Educational Leadership and Administration $70,500
The following table lists the popular programs at University of North Carolina Wilmington based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 775 $57,800 Speech Communication and Rhetoric 184 $30,400 Kinesiology and Exercise Science 173 - Elementary Education and Teaching 99 - Computer Science 94 $61,300
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Management Science 304 - Health/Health Care Administration/Management 196 - Social Work 78 $42,300 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other) 63 - Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) 57 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Nursing Practice 61 - Educational Leadership and Administration 21 $70,500
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at UNCW by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (1 completers)1 completers - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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3 completers - Creative Writing ✕ 3 -
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Business
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1 completers -
Actuarial Science ✕ 1 - Total 5
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Natural Resources and Conservation
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110 completers $24,400 Environmental Science ✕ 110 -
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Communication and Journalism
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184 completers $30,400 Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 184 $30,400
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Computer and Information Sciences
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142 completers - Information Technology ✕ 28 - Computer Science ✕ 94 $61,300 Computer Graphics ✕ 12 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 8 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)129 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 2 $37,800 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities ✕ 5 - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching ✔ 0 $36,800 Elementary Education and Teaching ✔ 99 - Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching ✔ 17 - Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching ✕ 4 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 2 -
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Engineering
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13 completers - Engineering (other) ✕ 13 -
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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11 completers - German Language and Literature ✕ 0 - French Language and Literature ✕ 4 $30,500 Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 7 -
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English Language and Literature
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68 completers $26,800 English Language and Literature ✕ 34 $26,800 Creative Writing ✕ 34 -
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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246 completers $25,600 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 158 $25,600 Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 88 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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24 completers $35,900 Mathematics ✕ 19 $35,900 Statistics ✕ 5 -
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
✔ (2 completers)60 completers - International/Global Studies ✔ 39 $31,200 Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✔ 21 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
✔ (1 completers)231 completers - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management ✕ 36 $26,800 Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 22 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✔ 173 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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9 completers - Philosophy and Religious Studies (other) ✕ 9 $21,400
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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70 completers - Chemistry ✕ 30 $36,000 Geology/Earth Science ✕ 13 $25,500 Oceanography, Chemical and Physical ✕ 21 - Physics ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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299 completers $25,200 Psychology ✕ 299 $25,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ (1 completers)73 completers - Social Work ✔ 73 $29,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
✔ (1 completers)189 completers - Anthropology ✕ 28 $19,300 Criminology ✔ 93 $30,600 Economics ✕ 9 - Geography ✕ 8 - Political Science and Government ✕ 28 $29,900 Sociology ✕ 23 $25,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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147 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 14 $19,400 Cinematography and Film/Video Production ✕ 85 - Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 36 - Art History, Criticism and Conservation ✕ 6 - Music ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (2 completers)975 completers - Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist ✕ 38 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 0 - Public Health ✕ 89 $32,100 Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy ✕ 28 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✔ 775 $57,800 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) ✔ 45 $48,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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665 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 665 $40,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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43 completers -
History ✕ 43 $25,300 Total 3,689
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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9 completers - Environmental Studies ✕ 0 - Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management ✕ 9 -
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Communication and Journalism
✔ (1 completers)63 completers - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other) ✔ 63 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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42 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 25 - Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration ✕ 17 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (4 completers)120 completers $42,200 Education ✔ 42 $42,200 Curriculum and Instruction ✔ 4 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 9 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 15 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) ✔ 50 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
✔ (1 completers)9 completers - Spanish Language and Literature ✔ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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33 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 10 - Creative Writing ✕ 23 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
✔ (1 completers)2 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✔ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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23 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 7 - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 16 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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3 completers - Mathematics ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
✔ (2 completers)66 completers - Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution ✔ 10 - Gerontology ✕ 6 - Financial Analytics ✔ 50 -
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Physical Sciences
✔ (1 completers)37 completers - Chemistry ✔ 21 $53,200 Geology/Earth Science ✕ 6 - Oceanography, Chemical and Physical ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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15 completers $39,600 Psychology ✕ 15 $39,600
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ (1 completers)108 completers - Public Administration ✔ 30 $41,800 Social Work ✕ 78 $42,300
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Social Sciences
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13 completers - Sociology ✕ 13 -
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Visual and Performing Arts
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14 completers - Film/Cinema/Video Studies ✕ 5 - Cinematography and Film/Video Production ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (2 completers)349 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✔ 196 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 12 - Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ✕ 124 - Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) ✔ 17 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ (4 completers)362 completers - Business Administration and Management ✔ 1 $67,200 Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management ✔ 0 - Accounting ✕ 0 - Management Science ✔ 304 - Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) ✔ 57 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
✔ 38 completers -
History ✔ 38 - Total 1,316
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (1 completers)21 completers - Educational Leadership and Administration ✔ 21 $70,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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5 completers - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 3 - Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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0 completers - Marine Sciences ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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9 completers - Psychology ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers -
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry ✕ 0 - Total 35
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 61 completers -
Nursing Practice ✔ 61 - Total 61
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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0 completers - Environmental Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Women's Studies ✔ 0 -
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Education
✔ (7 completers)19 completers - Education ✕ 2 - Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other) ✔ 0 - Community College Education ✔ 2 - Educational Administration and Supervision (other) ✔ 3 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 6 - Educational Evaluation and Research ✔ 5 - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching ✔ 1 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✔ 0 -
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Spanish Language and Literature ✔ 0 -
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English Language and Literature
✔ (1 completers)6 completers - Creative Writing ✕ 6 - Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing ✔ 0 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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1 completers - Statistics ✕ 1 -
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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0 completers - Gerontology ✕ 0 -
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
✔ (1 completers)11 completers - Forensic Science and Technology ✔ 11 -
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Human Services
✔ (1 completers)1 completers - Community Organization and Advocacy ✔ 1 -
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Social Sciences
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8 completers - Geography ✕ 8 - Political Science and Government (other) ✕ 0 -
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (1 completers)10 completers - Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) ✔ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ 14 completers -
Business Administration and Management ✔ 14 - Total 70
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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0 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 0 -
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ✕ 0 - Total 0
