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University of North Carolina at Pembroke Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of North Carolina at Pembroke?

The largest programs at University of North Carolina at Pembroke have moderate earnings, while the highest-earning fields are much smaller. Business Administration and Management awards 189 degrees a year and posts median earnings of $55,233 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #300 nationally within its field. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the second-largest at 179 degrees awarded, with earnings of $62,355.

Criminal Justice awards 150 degrees and earns $50,382; Azimuth ranks it #151 nationally, the strongest rank among the university's larger programs. By contrast, Computer Science graduates earn $80,579 from just 28 degrees awarded a year.

Nursing is close behind at $78,674, with 71 degrees awarded. Across all fields, 12.5% of degrees awarded are in STEM.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business198 · 14.7%
  • Interdisciplinary studies179 · 13.3%
  • Social sciences157 · 11.7%
  • Homeland security150 · 11.1%
  • Biological sciences105 · 7.8%
  • Other558 · 41.4%

23 of 23 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer Science 28 degrees awarded
$80,579
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 71 degrees awarded
$78,674
Chemistry 16 degrees awarded
$63,288
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 179 degrees awarded
$62,355
Business Administration, Management and Operations 189 degrees awarded
$55,233
Political Science and Government 13 degrees awarded
$53,779

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer Science28$80,579#180
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing71$78,674#292
Chemistry small degree count16$63,288—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other179$62,355#28
Business Administration, Management and Operations189$55,233#300
Political Science and Government small degree count13$53,779—
Computer and Information Sciences, General29$53,022#210
Social Work57$52,344#113
Criminal Justice and Corrections150$50,382#151
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count9$49,806—
History25$49,535#204
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods48$49,034#147
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count13$48,370—
Biology, General105$48,285#334
Sociology144$44,935#173
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness103$44,669#206
Psychology, General67$42,947#320
Communication and Media Studies39$41,864#260
Fine and Studio Arts28$36,793#199
English Language and Literature, General small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Accounting and Related Services small degree count9Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of North Carolina at Pembroke?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
189
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
179
Criminal Justice and Corrections
150
Sociology
144
Biology, General
105
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
103
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
71
Psychology, General
67
Social Work
57
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
48

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do University of North Carolina at Pembroke majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#28
  2. Social Work Included by program size#113
  3. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#147
  4. Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#151
  5. Sociology Included by program size#173
  6. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#206
  7. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#292
  8. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#300
  9. Psychology, General Included by program size#320
  10. Biology, General Included by program size#334

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at University of North Carolina at Pembroke vary by field, and Azimuth's program rankings weigh four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university publishes earnings data for 19 fields, and 15 carry an Azimuth national rank.

The three largest program families are Business, at 14.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at 13.3%, and Social Sciences at 11.7%. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the highest-ranked program, at #28 nationally and #1 in North Carolina, with four-year earnings of $62,355.

The largest program, Business Administration and Management, awards 189 degrees a year, ranks #300 nationally, and has four-year earnings of $55,233. Biology ranks #334 nationally and #13 in North Carolina, with earnings of $48,285.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.