Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in North Carolina, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.
103 schools in North Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 8,979 people a year. The job pays a median of $103,220 in North Carolina across about 9,240 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in North Carolina that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
72 programs in North Carolina that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in North Carolina (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own North Carolina page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.2201In North Carolina → | 842 | 9.4% | 16 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 2 | CIP 51.0801In North Carolina → | 826 | 9.2% | 44 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 3 | CIP 51.0912In North Carolina → | 585 | 6.5% | 10 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 4 | CIP 51.2207In North Carolina → | 471 | 5.2% | 11 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 5 | CIP 51.2308In North Carolina → | 466 | 5.2% | 10 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 6 | CIP 51.0904In North Carolina → | 403 | 4.5% | 46 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 7 | CIP 51.0911In North Carolina → | 382 | 4.3% | 23 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 8 | CIP 51.0601In North Carolina → | 349 | 3.9% | 20 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 9 | CIP 51.2001In North Carolina → | 312 | 3.5% | 4 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 10 | CIP 51.2306In North Carolina → | 283 | 3.2% | 9 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 11 | CIP 51.0602In North Carolina → | 269 | 3.0% | 13 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 12 | CIP 51.0908In North Carolina → | 228 | 2.5% | 16 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 13 | CIP 51.0909In North Carolina → | 220 | 2.5% | 23 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 14 | CIP 51.0204In North Carolina → | 216 | 2.4% | 3 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 15 | CIP 51.3501In North Carolina → | 215 | 2.4% | 10 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
| 16 | CIP 51.1501In North Carolina → | 182 | 2.0% | 22 | $37,335 | $22,861 |
| 17 | CIP 51.0201In North Carolina → | 170 | 1.9% | 5 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 18 | CIP 30.1901In North Carolina → | 159 | 1.8% | 3 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 19 | CIP 01.8301In North Carolina → | 156 | 1.7% | 5 | $33,581 | $14,171 |
| 20 | CIP 26.1102In North Carolina → | 144 | 1.6% | 2 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 21 | CIP 51.0803In North Carolina → | 139 | 1.5% | 8 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 22 | CIP 51.0401In North Carolina → | 133 | 1.5% | 2 | — | — |
| 23 | CIP 51.0910In North Carolina → | 131 | 1.5% | 13 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 24 | CIP 51.1004In North Carolina → | 131 | 1.5% | 14 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 25 | CIP 51.0805In North Carolina → | 123 | 1.4% | 9 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 26 | CIP 51.2309In North Carolina → | 108 | 1.2% | 6 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 27 | CIP 51.1005In North Carolina → | 105 | 1.2% | 4 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 28 | CIP 01.8001In North Carolina → | 95 | 1.1% | 1 | — | — |
| 29 | CIP 51.1009In North Carolina → | 93 | 1.0% | 6 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 30 | CIP 51.0999In North Carolina → | 84 | 0.9% | 11 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 31 | CIP 51.2310In North Carolina → | 70 | 0.8% | 4 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 32 | CIP 51.0905In North Carolina → | 69 | 0.8% | 3 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 33 | CIP 51.2202In North Carolina → | 65 | 0.7% | 4 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 34 | CIP 51.0913In North Carolina → | 59 | 0.7% | 6 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 35 | CIP 51.0907In North Carolina → | 54 | 0.6% | 4 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 36 | CIP 26.1309In North Carolina → | 45 | 0.5% | 2 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 37 | Gerontologymain feeder CIP 30.1101In North Carolina → | 43 | 0.5% | 4 | $37,623 | $25,986 |
| 38 | CIP 26.0403In North Carolina → | 40 | 0.4% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 39 | CIP 51.2003In North Carolina → | 36 | 0.4% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 40 | CIP 51.0920In North Carolina → | 32 | 0.4% | 4 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 41 | CIP 51.2209In North Carolina → | 32 | 0.4% | 2 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 42 | CIP 51.0203In North Carolina → | 29 | 0.3% | 1 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 43 | CIP 51.3202In North Carolina → | 27 | 0.3% | 1 | $99,851 | $21,475 |
| 44 | CIP 51.2305In North Carolina → | 26 | 0.3% | 2 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 45 | CIP 51.2006In North Carolina → | 24 | 0.3% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 46 | CIP 51.0202In North Carolina → | 23 | 0.3% | 2 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 47 | CIP 51.0901In North Carolina → | 23 | 0.3% | 3 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 48 | CIP 26.1001In North Carolina → | 20 | 0.2% | 2 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 49 | CIP 51.0501In North Carolina → | 20 | 0.2% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 50 | CIP 51.0903In North Carolina → | 19 | 0.2% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 51 | CIP 26.1004In North Carolina → | 18 | 0.2% | 3 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 52 | CIP 51.0917In North Carolina → | 17 | 0.2% | 3 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 53 | CIP 51.1007In North Carolina → | 17 | 0.2% | 3 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 54 | CIP 26.0401In North Carolina → | 16 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 55 | CIP 51.0919In North Carolina → | 16 | 0.2% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 56 | CIP 51.2010In North Carolina → | 15 | 0.2% | 2 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 57 | CIP 51.1002In North Carolina → | 11 | 0.1% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 58 | CIP 26.0503In North Carolina → | 10 | 0.1% | 1 | $38,383 | $22,065 |
| 59 | CIP 51.0923In North Carolina → | 10 | 0.1% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 60 | CIP 51.1001In North Carolina → | 10 | 0.1% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 61 | CIP 51.1012In North Carolina → | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 62 | CIP 51.2205In North Carolina → | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 63 | CIP 26.0404In North Carolina → | 9 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 64 | CIP 51.2206In North Carolina → | 8 | 0.1% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 65 | CIP 51.0603In North Carolina → | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 66 | CIP 13.1327In North Carolina → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 67 | CIP 26.0999In North Carolina → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $31,146 | $23,384 |
| 68 | CIP 51.2099In North Carolina → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 69 | CIP 51.2300In North Carolina → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 70 | CIP 51.2313In North Carolina → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 71 | CIP 51.2004In North Carolina → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 72 | CIP 51.2314In North Carolina → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
Top 25 schools in North Carolina
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 44 of the 103 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public · 24 feeder programs | 1,146 | Public Health, General | $75,591 | 91% | — | 15% |
| 2 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public · 19 feeder programs | 656 | Public Health Education and Promotion | $35,628 | 63% | — | 89% |
| 3 | Duke University Durham, NC Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs | 474 | Physician Associate/Assistant | — | 97% | $16,260 | 6% |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Public · 6 feeder programs | 290 | Public Health Education and Promotion | $42,239 | 56% | — | 89% |
| 5 | Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC Public · 13 feeder programs | 274 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $35,967 | 31% | — | — |
| 6 | Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC Public · 13 feeder programs | 247 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 33% | — | — |
| 7 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 246 | Pharmacy | $54,919 | 61% | $23,331 | 87% |
| 8 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC Public · 7 feeder programs | 222 | Public Health, General | $34,148 | 75% | — | 90% |
| 9 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Public · 6 feeder programs | 209 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $53,398 | 60% | — | 82% |
| 10 | Wingate University Wingate, NC Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 202 | Physician Associate/Assistant | — | 46% | $21,585 | 91% |
| 11 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public · 4 feeder programs | 195 | Nutrition Sciences | $33,669 | 85% | — | 42% |
| 12 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC Public · 6 feeder programs | 192 | Public Health, General | $36,458 | 71% | — | 64% |
| 13 | Pitt Community College Winterville, NC Public · 12 feeder programs | 191 | Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist | $57,572 | 35% | — | — |
| 14 | Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC Public · 10 feeder programs | 184 | Occupational Therapist Assistant | — | 34% | — | — |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 4 feeder programs | 180 | Public Health, General | $36,307 | 69% | — | 80% |
| 16 | High Point University High Point, NC Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 169 | Physician Associate/Assistant | — | 74% | $37,072 | 75% |
| 17 | Winston - Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC Public · 5 feeder programs | 167 | Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | $60,442 | 47% | — | 78% |
| 18 | Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC Public · 14 feeder programs | 166 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $35,937 | 34% | — | — |
| 19 | Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC Public · 11 feeder programs | 161 | Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | — | 24% | — | — |
| 20 | Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC Public · 8 feeder programs | 160 | Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | $59,473 | 31% | — | — |
| 21 | Asheville - Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC Public · 12 feeder programs | 146 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $48,052 | 40% | — | — |
| 22 | Gaston College Dallas, NC Public · 6 feeder programs | 124 | Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant | $35,658 | 63% | — | — |
| 23 | Elon University Elon, NC Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 108 | Physical Therapy/Therapist | — | 84% | $33,688 | 66% |
| 24 | Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC Public · 7 feeder programs | 105 | Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant | $37,915 | 43% | — | — |
| 25 | Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC Public · 6 feeder programs | 104 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $33,566 | 37% | — | — |
All 103 schools in North Carolina
Every school in North Carolina with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public | 1,146 | 24 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | Public | 656 | 19 |
| Duke University | Durham | Private not-for-profit | 474 | 11 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public | 290 | 6 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public | 274 | 13 |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public | 247 | 13 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | Private not-for-profit | 246 | 7 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | Public | 222 | 7 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public | 209 | 6 |
| Wingate University | Wingate | Private not-for-profit | 202 | 6 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public | 195 | 4 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public | 192 | 6 |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public | 191 | 12 |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public | 184 | 10 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public | 180 | 4 |
What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in North Carolina
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $107,310. North Carolina pays below the national figure.
Concentrated here: North Carolina employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in North Carolina
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in North Carolina
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
- 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
- 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
- 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
- 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
- 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
- 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
- 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
- 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
- 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
- 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
- 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
- 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- 26.0913Biomechanics
- 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
- 26.1001Pharmacology
- 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
- 26.1003Neuropharmacology
- 26.1004Toxicology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in North Carolina.
What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Public Health, General, which awarded 842 degrees in North Carolina in 2024-25, 9.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 72 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health Diagnostic, Public Health, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, plus 20 more. Together they graduate about 8,979 people a year in North Carolina.
How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in North Carolina?+
The median is $103,220 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.8% below the U.S. median of $107,310. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in North Carolina?+
103 institutions in North Carolina reported graduates from at least one of the 72 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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