North Carolina · Business

Best colleges for Business in North Carolina

Ranked by graduates a year

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is the only North Carolina college that awards Business degrees and certificates: 3 graduates a year (IPEDS 2024–25).

The Business program, formally titled 'Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other', offers students a comprehensive understanding of the principles of business, management, and economics. This field of study is…

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Institutions

offering CIP 52.99

States offered

with a program page

Degrees / yr

IPEDS completions 2024–25

Median starting salary

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1 yr after graduation, College Scorecard

With earnings data

College Scorecard

Median net price

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IPEDS 2024–25

Avg graduation rate

69%

IPEDS 2024–25

State pay

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BLS OEWS May 2025

1 institutions offering Business in North Carolina

Graduate earnings are not yet reported for these institutions; ordered by graduates a year.

Starting salary (1 yr): median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary), College Scorecard.
#	Institution	Starting salary (1 yr)	Graduates / yr	Grad rate	Net price	Median debt
1	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte Public	—	3	69%	—	—

Colleges awarding the most Business degrees in North Carolina

By graduates a year (IPEDS 2024–25 completions). Online, degree-completion and graduate-only schools, and schools with a graduation rate under 30% are listed in full below.

Graduates / yr: degrees and certificates awarded in a year, IPEDS completions. Starting salary (1 yr): median earnings one year after graduation (often called starting salary), College Scorecard.
#	Institution	Graduates / yr	Starting salary (1 yr)
1	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte Public	3	Not reported

Common questions

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About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

PSEO graduate earnings2019–21 graduation cohorts (release V4.13.0)

Earnings and employment outcomes of graduates by institution, degree level, and field of study, measured from state wage records.

U.S. Census Bureau (LEHD)

BLS wages & outlookOEWS May 2025 release

Occupational employment and wage estimates plus 10-year job outlook, used to connect programs to real-world earnings.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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