Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia · Public
Graduate earnings
23of 24 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813 a year). 1 falls short.
24 of 61 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 37: 35 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. The 32 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,115 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$13,115 a year
About $52,460 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $11,271 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,873 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,786 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,542 |
| $110k and up | $18,329 |
| All families (average) | $13,115 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Georgia high-school graduate ($33,813 a year).
37 of 93 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $111,944 | +$78,131 | above HS line | $36,848 | 0.5 yrs | 127 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $89,659 | +$55,846 | clears the bar | $20,744 | 0.4 yrs | 114 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,062 | +$31,249 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 77 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $62,834 | +$29,021 | above HS line | $34,166 | 1.2 yrs | 68 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $80,694 | +$46,881 | clears the bar | $29,750 | 0.6 yrs | 61 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $45,997 | +$12,184 | clears the bar | $26,970 | 2.2 yrs | 61 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,819 | +$14,006 | clears the bar | $27,275 | 1.9 yrs | 59 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $53,246 | +$19,433 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 55 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,499 | +$14,686 | clears the bar | $27,235 | 1.9 yrs | 53 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,266 | +$7,453 | clears the bar | $25,390 | 3.4 yrs | 46 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $94,267 | +$60,454 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 46 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,912 | +$16,099 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 44 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $49,956 | +$16,143 | clears the bar | $28,740 | 1.8 yrs | 41 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | $91,069 | +$57,256 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,723 | +$12,910 | clears the bar | $28,544 | 2.2 yrs | 31 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $49,673 | +$15,860 | clears the bar | $27,732 | 1.7 yrs | 30 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $119,397 | +$85,584 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $63,482 | +$29,669 | above HS line | $30,871 | 1.0 yrs | 28 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $42,316 | +$8,503 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 3.3 yrs | 28 |
| Education, Other | Doctoral Degree | $107,801 | +$73,988 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,506 | +$10,693 | clears the bar | $28,500 | 2.7 yrs | 27 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $34,931 | +$1,118 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 22.4 yrs | 27 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $52,588 | +$18,775 | clears the bar | $28,500 | 1.5 yrs | 27 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $78,778 | +$44,965 | above HS line | $33,994 | 0.8 yrs | 26 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $67,595 | +$33,782 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $35,560 | +$1,747 | clears the bar | $29,983 | 17.2 yrs | 23 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $61,389 | +$27,576 | clears the bar | $23,625 | 0.9 yrs | 23 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $18,218 | -$15,595 | falls short | $25,000 | no earnings gain | 20 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $54,549 | +$20,736 | above HS line | $47,391 | 2.3 yrs | 18 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $65,380 | +$31,567 | clears the bar | $24,750 | 0.8 yrs | 18 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,125 | +$14,312 | clears the bar | $27,500 | 1.9 yrs | 16 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $74,854 | +$41,041 | above HS line | $27,333 | 0.7 yrs | 15 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $50,864 | +$17,051 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $63,514 | +$29,701 | clears the bar | $26,450 | 0.9 yrs | 9 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $57,008 | +$23,195 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $85,580 | +$51,767 | above HS line | $27,616 | 0.5 yrs | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Doctoral Degree | $67,8511-year earnings | +$34,038 | above HS line (1-yr) | $54,843 | 1.6 yrs | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 43 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $22,000 | not assessed | 23 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| IT Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Film and Photography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Film and Photography | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Engineering, Other | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theatre | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $33,813 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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