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2026 Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Grads in North Carolina

[Ethnic Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/ethnic-studies/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their ethnic studies graduates.

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• Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Grads in North Carolina

2026 Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Grads in North Carolina

Below are the schools whose ethnic studies graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Graduates

1

University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

$43,026 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of North Carolina At Charlotte tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying ethnic studies schools in North Carolina. University Of North Carolina At Charlotte is a public school located in the city of Charlotte. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients from University Of North Carolina At Charlotte typically earn about $43,026 annually.

2

University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

$49,010 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill produces some of the highest-paid graduates in ethnic studies, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Chapel Hill, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill is a public institution. Early-career ethnic studies graduates from University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill make a median of around $49,010 per year.

3

University Of North Carolina At Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

$38,469 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes University Of North Carolina At Greensboro one of the highest-paying schools for ethnic studies. Set in the city of Greensboro, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro is a public institution. Students who complete the ethnic studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $38,469.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries ethnic studies graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.