Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in North Carolina, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.
14 schools in North Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 371 people a year. The job pays a median of — in North Carolina across about 410 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.
5 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 30.2001In North Carolina → | 173 | 46.6% | 10 | $32,906 | $21,966 |
| 2 | CIP 45.0101In North Carolina → | 129 | 34.8% | 4 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 3 | CIP 04.0301In North Carolina → | 66 | 17.8% | 4 | $42,824 | $25,237 |
| 4 | CIP 51.3204In North Carolina → | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | $99,851 | $21,475 |
| 5 | CIP 45.0102In North Carolina → | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
Top 14 schools in North Carolina
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 14 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 119 | Social Sciences, General | $35,978 | 42% | — | 87% |
| 2 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 57 | International/Globalization Studies | $45,648 | 85% | — | 42% |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 51 | City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | — | 91% | — | 15% |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 3 feeder programs | 31 | International/Globalization Studies | $32,206 | 69% | — | 80% |
| 5 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | International/Globalization Studies | $21,830 | 71% | — | 64% |
| 6 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 24 | City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | — | 63% | — | 89% |
| 7 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 21 | International/Globalization Studies | $23,073 | 75% | — | 90% |
| 8 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 60% | — | 82% |
| 9 | Elon University Elon, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 84% | $33,688 | 66% |
| 10 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Social Sciences, General | $50,653 | 61% | $23,331 | 87% |
| 11 | Salem College Winston-Salem, NC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 3 | Medical/Health Humanities | — | 57% | $19,415 | 77% |
| 12 | Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 42% | $22,259 | 71% |
| 13 | Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Social Sciences, General | $38,693 | 30% | $17,195 | 69% |
| 14 | William Peace University Raleigh, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 45% | $23,108 | 94% |
All 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central University | Durham | Public | 119 | 1 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public | 57 | 1 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public | 51 | 2 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public | 31 | 3 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public | 31 | 1 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | Public | 24 | 2 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | Public | 21 | 2 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Elon University | Elon | Private not-for-profit | 8 | 1 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 1 |
| Salem College | Winston-Salem | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 2 |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
| Chowan University | Murfreesboro | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in North Carolina
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.
How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
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 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- 04.1001Real Estate Development
- 13.0607Learning Sciences
- 19.1001Work and Family Studies
- 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
- 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
- 30.2701Human Biology
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 45.0101Social Sciences, General
- 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
- 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
- 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
- 45.1103Rural Sociology
- 45.1199Sociology, Other
- 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
- 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
- 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities
Common questions
Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in North Carolina.
What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is International/Globalization Studies, which awarded 173 degrees in North Carolina in 2024-25, 46.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are International/Globalization Studies, Social Sciences, City/Urban, Health Professions Education. Together they graduate about 371 people a year in North Carolina.
Is demand for social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in North Carolina?+
14 institutions in North Carolina reported graduates from at least one of the 5 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.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
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.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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