Public university in Raleigh, United States

North Carolina State University Programs 2027: Degrees, Earnings

North Carolina State University is a public land grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, with particular strength in engineering, textiles and agricultural sciences. International freshman applicants follow the same early action and regular decision deadlines as domestic applicants, and must meet an English proficiency requirement unless they come from an exempt country.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
1 Nov 2026
Fall 2027, Bachelor, early, 55 days left
Tuition
$34,960
per year
English test
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 80, DET 110, waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
$100

212 programmes across 26 fields.

Agriculture and related sciences

24 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Agriculture, General Bachelor
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor $65,304
Agricultural Business and Management Master
Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor $65,819
Agricultural Production Operations Bachelor
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Bachelor
Agricultural Public Services Bachelor
Agricultural Public Services Master
Agricultural Public Services Phd
Animal Sciences Bachelor $52,790
Animal Sciences Master
Animal Sciences Phd
Food Science and Technology Bachelor
Food Science and Technology Master
Food Science and Technology Phd
Plant Sciences Bachelor $53,543
Plant Sciences Master
Plant Sciences Phd
Soil Sciences Bachelor
Soil Sciences Master
Soil Sciences Phd
Veterinary Medicine Phd
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Master
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Phd

Natural resources and conservation

8 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor $51,631
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Master
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Phd
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master
Forestry Bachelor $71,695
Forestry Master
Forestry Phd

Architecture

6 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Architecture Bachelor
Architecture Master
Environmental Design Bachelor
Environmental Design Phd
Landscape Architecture Master
Architectural Sciences and Technology Master

Area, ethnic, cultural and gender studies

2 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Area Studies Bachelor
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor

Communication and journalism

3 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor $55,642
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Master
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Master

Computer and information sciences

6 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master
Computer Science Bachelor $111,385
Computer Science Master
Computer Science Phd
Computer Software and Media Applications Master $143,908
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master

Education

16 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Education, General Bachelor
Curriculum and Instruction Master
Curriculum and Instruction Phd
Educational Administration and Supervision Master $73,365
Educational Administration and Supervision Phd
Educational/Instructional Media Design Master
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Phd
Special Education and Teaching Master
Student Counseling and Personnel Services Master $55,979
Student Counseling and Personnel Services Phd
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor $51,071
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Master $58,193
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor $57,040
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Master
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Phd
Education, Other Phd

Engineering

45 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Engineering, General Bachelor
Engineering, General Master
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering Bachelor $94,192
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering Phd
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor $85,625
Agricultural Engineering Master
Agricultural Engineering Phd
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor $99,115
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Master
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Phd
Chemical Engineering Bachelor $103,529
Chemical Engineering Master
Chemical Engineering Phd
Civil Engineering Bachelor $84,995
Civil Engineering Master $113,353
Civil Engineering Phd
Computer Engineering Bachelor $110,896
Computer Engineering Master
Computer Engineering Phd
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Bachelor $97,818
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Master
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Phd
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master
Materials Engineering Bachelor
Materials Engineering Master
Materials Engineering Phd
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor $91,136
Mechanical Engineering Master $111,987
Mechanical Engineering Phd
Nuclear Engineering Bachelor
Nuclear Engineering Master
Nuclear Engineering Phd
Textile Sciences and Engineering Bachelor $71,193
Textile Sciences and Engineering Master
Textile Sciences and Engineering Phd
Construction Engineering Bachelor
Industrial Engineering Bachelor $96,510
Industrial Engineering Master
Industrial Engineering Phd
Manufacturing Engineering Master
Operations Research Master
Operations Research Phd
Engineering, Other Master

Engineering technologies

2 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Bachelor $75,235
Engineering-Related Fields Master

Languages, literatures and linguistics

3 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Master
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor

Family and consumer sciences

1 programme
Programme Level Median earnings
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Master

English language and literature

3 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor $48,286
English Language and Literature, General Master
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Master

Liberal arts and general studies

2 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Master

Biological and biomedical sciences

25 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Biology, General Bachelor $68,124
Biology, General Master
Biology, General Phd
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor $85,665
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Master
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Phd
Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor
Botany/Plant Biology Master
Botany/Plant Biology Phd
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Master
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Phd
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor
Zoology/Animal Biology Master
Zoology/Animal Biology Phd
Genetics Bachelor
Genetics Master
Genetics Phd
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Master $65,154
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Phd
Pharmacology and Toxicology Master
Pharmacology and Toxicology Phd
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Master
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Phd
Biotechnology Master

Mathematics and statistics

9 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Mathematics Bachelor
Mathematics Master
Mathematics Phd
Applied Mathematics Bachelor
Applied Mathematics Master
Applied Mathematics Phd
Statistics Bachelor $78,288
Statistics Master
Statistics Phd

Multidisciplinary studies

9 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Systems Science and Theory Master
Systems Science and Theory Phd
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor $71,884
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor $62,347
Nutrition Sciences Master
Nutrition Sciences Phd
International/Globalization Studies Bachelor
Computational Science Master
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Phd

Parks, recreation, fitness and kinesiology

4 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor $50,810
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management Master
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management Phd
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor $73,284

Philosophy and religious studies

2 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Philosophy Bachelor
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor

Physical sciences

10 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor
Chemistry Bachelor
Chemistry Master
Chemistry Phd
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor
Physics Bachelor
Physics Master
Physics Phd
Physical Sciences, Other Master
Physical Sciences, Other Phd

Science technologies

1 programme
Programme Level Median earnings
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other Bachelor

Psychology

3 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Psychology, General Bachelor $53,870
Psychology, General Master
Psychology, General Phd

Public administration and social services

4 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Public Administration Master
Public Administration Phd
Social Work Bachelor $48,322
Social Work Master $55,322

Social sciences

10 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Anthropology Bachelor
Anthropology Master
Criminology Bachelor $64,069
Economics Master
Economics Phd
International Relations and National Security Studies Master
Political Science and Government Bachelor $64,316
Sociology Bachelor
Sociology Master
Sociology Phd

Visual and performing arts

5 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor $61,375
Design and Applied Arts Master
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor
Music Bachelor
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Bachelor $39,789

Business, management and marketing

6 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor $81,060
Business Administration, Management and Operations Master $118,602
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor $83,729
Accounting and Related Services Master $90,990
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor $80,674
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Master

History

3 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
History Bachelor $50,095
History Master
History Phd

Programme list from the College Scorecard field of study data, published by the US Department of Education and free of copyright as a work of the United States government. Median earnings are the median for students who entered that programme at this university, measured five years after they started, from federal tax records; they cover all students, not international students only, and a figure is left blank where too few graduates exist to publish one safely.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://admissions.ncsu.edu/apply/international/first-year/
  2. https://studentservices.ncsu.edu/finances/tuition-and-fees/tuition-and-fee-rates/undergraduate-students/