Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, North Carolina Central University offers 70 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs. Of that, 34 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 1,629 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at North Carolina Central. 962 students completed bachelor's programs and 530 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at North Carolina Central. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's3816962 263699
Master's2918530 112418
Doctor's3NOT OFFERED137 3998

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from North Carolina Central University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($68,978) after graduation and the Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $54,542 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $68,978$5,748$31,000$329
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration $54,542$4,545$22,355$237
Hospitality Administration/Management $44,010$3,668$27,108$287
Accounting and Related Services $42,992$3,583$25,000$265
Computer Programming $42,427$3,536--
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $39,884$3,324$27,000$286
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $39,063$3,255$31,000$329
Business Administration, Management and Operations $38,738$3,228$28,500$302
Biology, General $35,888$2,991$27,000$286
Social Work $35,833$2,986$28,000$297
Criminal Justice and Corrections $34,797$2,900$27,000$286
Psychology, General $32,591$2,716$27,160$288
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Information Science/Studies $68,799$5,733$53,309$606
Educational Administration and Supervision $60,047$5,004$55,965$637
Business Administration, Management and Operations $57,954$4,830$59,393$676
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $54,657$4,555$57,887$658
Public Administration $49,752$4,146$62,084$706
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions $46,726$3,894$86,964$989
Social Work $44,031$3,669$44,062$501
Library Science and Administration $40,785$3,399$40,625$462
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General $39,799$3,317$64,318$732

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at North Carolina Central University.

At the school, the Law Doctoral (Professional Practice) program has the most completers of 135 and the Social Sciences Bachelor program has the second most completers of 119 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including BlindnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7ONLINE 0 NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 58ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 135 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Library Science program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED78ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 259 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43ONLINE23ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 95ONLINE14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 105ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED60ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4063 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 119ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Research CoordinatorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED26ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE26ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 111ONLINE45ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 111ONLINE45ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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