20 colleges · North Carolina

Physics colleges in North Carolina

20 colleges in North Carolina offer a bachelor's degree in physics (11 public). Graduates of the typical program here earned $43,931 a year after graduating, compared with $54,230 nationally.

Colleges20

Public11

Graduates in 2023-24206

Typical earnings 1 yr after$43,931

Typical earnings 4 yrs after$86,172

National, 4 yrs after$79,158

Public Private

All physics programs in North Carolina

Sorted by earnings four years after graduation. Click a heading to sort.

College	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Earnings 4 yrs after	Median debt
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	35	$66,284	$103,477	$14,067
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC	31	n/a	$89,944	$25,125
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC	25	$43,284	$82,399	n/a
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC	21	$43,931	$51,590	n/a
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC	15	n/a	n/a	n/a
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	19	n/a	n/a	n/a
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Elon UniversityElon, NC	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, NC	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	10	n/a	n/a	n/a

Frequently asked questions

How many colleges in North Carolina offer physics?

20 colleges in North Carolina awarded bachelor's degrees in physics in 2022-23 or 2023-24, 11 of them public.

Where do physics graduates earn the most in North Carolina?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with median earnings of $103,477 four years after graduation (programs with at least 5 graduates).

Physics nationwide · All colleges in North Carolina

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data.