University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ROI analysis for 56 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine. | Degree | $144,732 | $56,165 | 2.58x | TRAP |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Degree | $146,598 | $67,961 | 2.16x | TRAP |
| Dentistry. | Degree | $214,834 | $116,248 | 1.85x | TRAP |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Master's | $75,336 | $51,673 | 1.46x | CAUTION |
| Law. | Degree | $91,570 | $71,557 | 1.28x | CAUTION |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Degree | $79,781 | $62,681 | 1.27x | CAUTION |
| Education, General. | Doctoral | $81,040 | $71,669 | 1.13x | CAUTION |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's | $104,215 | $95,942 | 1.09x | CAUTION |
| Public Administration. | Master's | $61,017 | $57,005 | 1.07x | CAUTION |
| Public Health. | Master's | $56,414 | $56,836 | 0.99x | CAUTION |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's | $58,824 | $61,091 | 0.96x | CAUTION |
| Social Work. | Master's | $42,252 | $43,984 | 0.96x | CAUTION |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's | $42,364 | $46,077 | 0.92x | CAUTION |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's | $50,279 | $55,644 | 0.9x | CAUTION |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Doctoral | $75,782 | $99,371 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Degree | $73,625 | $97,401 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's | $15,827 | $22,322 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | Master's | $118,480 | $168,979 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Music. | Bachelor's | $18,007 | $25,813 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's | $31,460 | $45,402 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's | $90,800 | $135,965 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Doctoral | $43,008 | $65,910 | 0.65x | VIABLE |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's | $34,940 | $54,757 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's | $37,562 | $59,509 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $24,522 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's | $16,500 | $26,942 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's | $16,782 | $27,479 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's | $23,462 | $38,970 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's | $14,794 | $25,909 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's | $11,599 | $22,368 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| History. | Bachelor's | $14,250 | $28,703 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's | $13,999 | $28,990 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's | $13,261 | $28,175 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's | $12,500 | $27,222 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's | $14,050 | $30,367 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's | $14,000 | $32,313 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Bachelor's | $12,550 | $29,606 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's | $14,618 | $36,042 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's | $12,000 | $29,460 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Physics. | Bachelor's | $17,150 | $43,015 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's | $13,379 | $33,146 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's | $14,569 | $36,613 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's | $11,364 | $29,499 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's | $14,625 | $37,726 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's | $13,000 | $33,170 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | Bachelor's | $14,000 | $37,050 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Bachelor's | $14,000 | $39,751 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's | $17,500 | $52,169 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's | $12,750 | $39,592 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's | $15,127 | $47,767 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $56,387 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Economics. | Bachelor's | $14,135 | $57,311 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's | $13,197 | $57,392 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's | $14,135 | $64,899 | 0.22x | VIABLE |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's | $11,000 | $53,510 | 0.21x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's | $13,500 | $74,162 | 0.18x | VIABLE |