Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia · Public

Of 45 assessed programs, 43 leave graduates out-earning a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 82 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,064
$30k to $48k	$11,154
$48k to $75k	$13,703
$75k to $110k	$17,548
$110k and up	$18,163
All families (average)	$13,787

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

45 of 127 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Georgia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$99,481	+$65,668	clears the bar	$186,680	2.8 yrs	225
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,004	+$44,191	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	193
Nursing	Master's Degree	$90,561	+$56,748	clears the bar	$57,662	1.0 yrs	133
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$60,541 1-year earnings	+$26,728	clears the bar	$17,500	0.7 yrs	101
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$196,587	+$162,774	clears the bar	$232,467	1.4 yrs	91
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,836	+$15,023	clears the bar	$21,438	1.4 yrs	89
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$78,150	+$44,337	clears the bar	$23,700	0.5 yrs	85
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,544	+$7,731	clears the bar	$25,812	3.3 yrs	80
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$51,773	+$17,960	clears the bar	$25,153	1.4 yrs	62
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,000	+$49,187	clears the bar	$22,750	0.5 yrs	57
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$125,885	+$92,072	clears the bar	$93,793	1.0 yrs	54
Education	Master's Degree	$55,403	+$21,590	clears the bar	$41,000	1.9 yrs	44
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,226	+$13,413	clears the bar	$27,500	2.1 yrs	42
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$65,984	+$32,171	clears the bar	$57,000	1.8 yrs	42
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$75,541	+$41,728	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	36
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$82,965	+$49,152	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$65,017	+$31,204	clears the bar	$30,490	1.0 yrs	35
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$42,568	+$8,755	clears the bar	$22,135	2.5 yrs	33
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$21,905 1-year earnings	-$11,908	falls short	$20,844	insufficient data	31
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$72,773	+$38,960	clears the bar	$22,125	0.6 yrs	30
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$67,666	+$33,853	clears the bar	$23,803	0.7 yrs	30
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,163	+$31,350	clears the bar	$22,625	0.7 yrs	28
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$61,584	+$27,771	clears the bar	$12,687	0.5 yrs	28
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$50,254	+$16,441	clears the bar	$26,973	1.6 yrs	24
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$25,770	-$8,043	falls short	$27,741	insufficient data	23
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$66,362	+$32,549	clears the bar	$31,699	1.0 yrs	22
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$43,795	+$9,982	clears the bar	$21,879	2.2 yrs	17
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,583	+$24,770	clears the bar	$12,857	0.5 yrs	17
Public Health	Master's Degree	$89,528	+$55,715	clears the bar	$44,801	0.8 yrs	17
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$48,382 1-year earnings	+$14,569	clears the bar	$17,750	1.2 yrs	16
History	Bachelor's Degree	$48,318	+$14,505	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	16
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,305 1-year earnings	+$2,492	clears the bar	$23,058	9.3 yrs	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	$83,306	+$49,493	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$51,022	+$17,209	clears the bar	$48,000	2.8 yrs	12
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$71,074 1-year earnings	+$37,261	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$37,769	+$3,956	clears the bar	$22,665	5.7 yrs	9
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$80,046	+$46,233	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	$75,746 1-year earnings	+$41,933	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$113,495	+$79,682	clears the bar	$70,302	0.9 yrs	6
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$87,873 1-year earnings	+$54,060	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,311	+$32,498	clears the bar	$23,641	0.7 yrs	5
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$50,285	+$16,472	clears the bar	$25,289	1.5 yrs	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$61,401	+$27,588	clears the bar	$21,851	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,274	+$46,461	clears the bar	$102,579	2.2 yrs	insufficient data
Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$173,506	+$139,693	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	174
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	93
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biotechnology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Museology/Museum Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($33,813/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.