Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, Georgia · Public
All 36 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813/yr). Another 42 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,396 |
| $30k to $48k | $16,772 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,179 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,294 |
| $110k and up | $23,216 |
| All families (average) | $20,686 |
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.
36 of 78 programs could be assessed 46% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $59,425 | +$25,612 | clears the bar | $27,806 | 1.1 yrs | 117 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,560 | +$37,747 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.6 yrs | 117 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,058 | +$49,245 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.5 yrs | 107 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,441 | +$20,628 | clears the bar | $22,675 | 1.1 yrs | 90 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $57,843 | +$24,030 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.0 yrs | 83 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $55,817 | +$22,004 | clears the bar | $22,044 | 1.0 yrs | 81 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $62,386 | +$28,573 | clears the bar | $25,649 | 0.9 yrs | 81 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,795 | +$37,982 | clears the bar | $22,079 | 0.6 yrs | 80 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,509 | +$18,696 | clears the bar | $24,165 | 1.3 yrs | 75 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,522 | +$24,709 | clears the bar | $22,825 | 0.9 yrs | 68 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $69,875 | +$36,062 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.6 yrs | 62 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $61,269 | +$27,456 | clears the bar | $27,599 | 1.0 yrs | 60 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $97,653 | +$63,840 | clears the bar | $20,981 | 0.3 yrs | 58 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $113,221 | +$79,408 | clears the bar | $31,600 | 0.4 yrs | 42 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $62,561 | +$28,748 | clears the bar | $27,702 | 1.0 yrs | 38 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $57,677 1-year earnings | +$23,864 | clears the bar | $25,800 | 1.1 yrs | 32 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $98,271 | +$64,458 | clears the bar | $34,244 | 0.5 yrs | 31 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $90,411 | +$56,598 | clears the bar | $16,584 | 0.3 yrs | 31 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $83,893 | +$50,080 | clears the bar | $26,089 | 0.5 yrs | 30 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $44,931 | +$11,118 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 2.3 yrs | 30 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $83,890 | +$50,077 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $52,062 | +$18,249 | clears the bar | $24,844 | 1.4 yrs | 29 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $94,468 | +$60,655 | clears the bar | $32,164 | 0.5 yrs | 28 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,109 | +$3,296 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 6.2 yrs | 27 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $52,478 | +$18,665 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 1.2 yrs | 24 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,009 | +$27,196 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 23 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $54,380 | +$20,567 | clears the bar | $24,616 | 1.2 yrs | 22 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $96,335 | +$62,522 | clears the bar | $23,219 | 0.4 yrs | 21 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $86,894 | +$53,081 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | $74,194 1-year earnings | +$40,381 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | $45,373 1-year earnings | +$11,560 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $44,795 | +$10,982 | clears the bar | $20,875 | 1.9 yrs | 15 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $33,965 | +$152 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $85,089 | +$51,276 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,340 | +$33,527 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $54,927 | +$21,114 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 54 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Film and Photography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Library Science, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Chemistry | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| History | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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.