East Carolina University

East Carolina University is a public college in Greenville, NC. Its average net price is $16,880 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,125
$30,001 to $48,000$12,558
$48,001 to $75,000$14,074
$75,001 to $110,000$19,510
$110,001 and up$24,257
$7,438Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,715Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,880Average Net Price
$12,003Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,520Books and Supplies
$4,986Other Expenses
34.1%Students on Pell Grants
38.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

89.2%Acceptance Rate
540 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 610SAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,309
8 years after entry$56,754
10 years after entry$60,387
63.4%Graduation Rate
82.7%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Greenville, NCLocation
Small citySetting
19,896Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$56,540 Small program - rough guide n=43$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=75
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Apparel and Textiles$42,362 Small program - rough guide n=51$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=35
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694$19,375 Small program - rough guide n=34
Biology$44,349 n=177$20,894 n=265
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,100 n=350$19,133 n=384
Chemistry$53,001 Small program - rough guide n=45$20,377 Small program - rough guide n=44
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$22,485 Small program - rough guide n=52
Communications$41,763 n=266$20,456 n=286
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$50,864 Small program - rough guide n=65$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=68
Computer Science$68,918 Small program - rough guide n=71$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=94
Criminal Justice$38,831 n=223$20,496 n=123
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=70
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$62,497 National median for this major n=403Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Economics$49,276 Small program - rough guide n=80$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=40
Engineering$72,938 n=119$21,715 Small program - rough guide n=90
Engineering-Related Fields$68,314 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$72,054 n=162$19,500 n=144
English Language and Literature, General$39,941 Small program - rough guide n=31$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$54,672 n=149$18,375 n=118
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$53,267 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$45,501 Small program - rough guide n=70$20,890 Small program - rough guide n=80
Historic Preservation and Conservation$31,353 National median for this major n=79Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$21,375 Small program - rough guide n=48
Hospitality Administration/Management$43,749 Small program - rough guide n=82$14,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$39,888 Small program - rough guide n=61$25,285 Small program - rough guide n=64
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$70,583 n=225$19,000 n=165
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$43,836 n=201$26,249 n=267
Management Information Systems and Services$63,005 n=100$23,836 Small program - rough guide n=87
Marketing$49,787 n=233$21,500 n=249
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=45
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$33,665 Small program - rough guide n=81$21,375 n=148
Political Science and Government$47,511 Small program - rough guide n=51$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=59
Psychology$32,766 n=185$19,250 n=328
Public Health$39,194 n=262$22,154 n=285
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$80,015 n=489$21,000 n=344
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$37,898 Small program - rough guide n=82$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=56
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Social Work$34,974 Small program - rough guide n=39$24,950 Small program - rough guide n=89
Sociology$34,298 Small program - rough guide n=39$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Special Education and Teaching$48,284 Small program - rough guide n=36$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$38,512 n=105$23,116 Small program - rough guide n=90
Studio Art$31,321 n=106$24,750 n=107
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$46,026 Small program - rough guide n=91$24,285 n=103
Teaching$45,932 n=333$21,375 n=228
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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