Offered Programs at UNCW
Offered Degrees/Programs
BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
121
Total Number of Online Programs
40
Total Number of Completers
5,114
University of North Carolina Wilmington offers 121 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 55 Bachelor's, 37 Master's, 6 Doctorate (research), 1 Doctorate (professional), 20 Post-BS Certificate, 2 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 40 programs are available through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 9 Bachelor's, 16 Master's, 1 Doctorate (research), 1 Doctorate (professional), 13 Post-BS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,114 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, 3,659 Bachelor's, 1,341 Master's, 19 Doctorate (research), 15 Doctorate (professional), 72 Post-BS Certificate, and 8 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by UNCW.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 55 9 3,659 Master's 37 16 1,341 Doctorate (research) 6 1 19 Doctorate (professional) 1 1 15 Post-BS Certificate 20 13 72 Post-MS Certificate 2 0 8 Total 121 40 5,114
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 2022-2023.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 782 $57,800 Speech Communication and Rhetoric 201 $30,400 Kinesiology and Exercise Science 172 - Elementary Education and Teaching 151 - Criminology 102 $30,600
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Business Administration and Management 209 $67,200 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) 83 - Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) 75 - Accounting 74 - Social Work 67 $42,300
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
Natural Resources and Conservation
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81 completers $24,400 Environmental Science ✕ 81 -
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Communication and Journalism
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200 completers $30,400 Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 200 $30,400
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Computer and Information Sciences
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134 completers - Information Technology ✕ 40 - Computer Science ✕ 85 $61,300 Computer Graphics ✕ 9 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)158 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 8 $37,800 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities ✕ 14 - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching ✔ 0 $36,800 Elementary Education and Teaching ✔ 114 - Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching ✔ 10 - Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching ✕ 8 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 4 -
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Engineering
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0 completers - Engineering (other) ✕ 0 -
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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30 completers - German Language and Literature ✕ 2 - French Language and Literature ✕ 2 $30,500 Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 26 -
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English Language and Literature
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78 completers $26,800 English Language and Literature ✕ 45 $26,800 Creative Writing ✕ 33 -
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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270 completers $25,600 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 184 $25,600 Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 86 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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25 completers $35,900 Mathematics ✕ 19 $35,900 Statistics ✕ 6 -
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
✔ (2 completers)60 completers - International/Global Studies ✔ 41 $31,200 Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✔ 19 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
✔ (1 completers)252 completers - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management ✕ 43 $26,800 Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 27 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✔ 182 -
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Philosophy and Religious Studies
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16 completers - Philosophy and Religious Studies (other) ✕ 16 $21,400
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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65 completers - Chemistry ✕ 42 $36,000 Geology/Earth Science ✕ 10 $25,500 Oceanography, Chemical and Physical ✕ 8 - Physics ✕ 5 -
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Psychology
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205 completers $25,200 Psychology ✕ 205 $25,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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73 completers - Social Work ✕ 73 $29,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
✔ (1 completers)192 completers - Anthropology ✕ 25 $19,300 Criminology ✔ 93 $30,600 Economics ✕ 13 - Geography ✕ 5 - Political Science and Government ✕ 45 $29,900 Sociology ✕ 11 $25,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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138 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 15 $19,400 Cinematography and Film/Video Production ✕ 79 - Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 35 - Art History, Criticism and Conservation ✕ 2 - Music ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (2 completers)960 completers - Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist ✕ 0 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 0 - Public Health ✕ 112 $32,100 Public Health Education and Promotion ✕ 8 - Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy ✕ 49 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✔ 739 $57,800 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) ✔ 52 $48,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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663 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 663 $40,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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59 completers -
History ✕ 59 $25,300 Total 3,659
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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19 completers - Environmental Studies ✕ 16 - Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
✔ (1 completers)51 completers - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other) ✔ 51 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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27 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 7 - Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration ✕ 20 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (4 completers)179 completers $42,200 Education ✔ 53 $42,200 Curriculum and Instruction ✔ 6 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 11 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 21 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) ✔ 88 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
✔ (1 completers)6 completers - Spanish Language and Literature ✔ 6 -
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English Language and Literature
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37 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 10 - Creative Writing ✕ 27 -
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
✔ (1 completers)7 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✔ 7 -
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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12 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 4 - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 8 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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5 completers - Mathematics ✕ 5 -
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
✔ (1 completers)28 completers - Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution ✔ 14 - Gerontology ✕ 14 -
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Physical Sciences
✔ (1 completers)46 completers - Chemistry ✔ 25 $53,200 Geology/Earth Science ✕ 16 - Oceanography, Chemical and Physical ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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32 completers $39,600 Psychology ✕ 32 $39,600
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ (1 completers)104 completers - Public Administration ✔ 21 $41,800 Social Work ✕ 83 $42,300
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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6 completers - Sociology ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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9 completers - Film/Cinema/Video Studies ✕ 9 - Cinematography and Film/Video Production ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (2 completers)317 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✔ 50 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 8 - Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ✕ 233 - Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) ✔ 26 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ (3 completers)438 completers - Business Administration and Management ✔ 259 $67,200 Accounting ✕ 61 - Investments and Securities ✔ 25 - Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) ✔ 93 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
✔ 18 completers -
History ✔ 18 - Total 1,341
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (1 completers)12 completers - Educational Leadership and Administration ✔ 12 $70,500
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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5 completers - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography ✕ 2 - Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) ✕ 3 -
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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2 completers - Psychology ✕ 2 -
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 19
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 15 completers -
Nursing Practice ✔ 15 - Total 15
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 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (7 completers)34 completers - Education ✕ 4 - Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other) ✔ 0 - Community College Education ✔ 16 - Educational Administration and Supervision (other) ✔ 2 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 10 - Educational Evaluation and Research ✔ 0 - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching ✔ 2 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✔ 0 -
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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0 completers - Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 0 -
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English Language and Literature
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing ✔ 0 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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0 completers - Statistics ✕ 0 -
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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)14 completers - Forensic Science and Technology ✔ 14 -
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Human Services
✔ (1 completers)2 completers - Community Organization and Advocacy ✔ 2 -
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Social Sciences
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10 completers - Geography ✕ 10 - Political Science and Government (other) ✕ 0 -
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (1 completers)12 completers - Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) ✔ 12 -
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Business
✔ 0 completers -
Business Administration and Management ✔ 0 - Total 72
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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8 completers -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ✕ 8 - Total 8
