Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

What are the graduation rates for students at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte?

Reported completion figures indicate that graduating on a four-year schedule is not the most common outcome for the measured Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte cohort. The reported four-year graduation rate is 26%; the six-year rate is 34%. Both describe specific groups of entering students measured over time, not the odds that any individual applicant will graduate.

A separately reported overall graduation rate is 49%. Readers should not treat that figure as interchangeable with the six-year bachelor's rate: graduation measures can use different student cohorts, degree levels, or allowed completion periods. The reported first-year retention rate is 72%, measuring whether students continued from one year to the next rather than whether they ultimately earned a degree.

For a prospective student, the useful follow-up is a semester-by-semester degree plan. Course sequencing, transfer-credit decisions, and the number of credits attempted each term can affect both time to completion and total cost, without explaining the institution-wide rates on their own.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte?

Federal College Scorecard program figures provide a limited view of earnings one year after completion for graduates represented in its federal-aid-based data. They are program-level outcomes, not starting-salary offers or predictions for every student.

• Accounting and related services: reported one-year median earnings of $48,464.
• Marketing: reported one-year median earnings of $39,411.
• Business administration and management: reported one-year median earnings of $36,180.
• Hospitality administration and management: reported one-year median earnings of $35,901.
• Culinary arts and related services: reported one-year median earnings of $30,833.

These figures should be read alongside the cost of a degree, borrowing, and the kind of work graduates enter. A one-year measure does not capture later career growth, hours worked, local cost of living, or outcomes for graduates outside the measured group. Differences between programs do not, by themselves, show that a particular major caused a difference in pay.