Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia · Public

Of 74 assessed programs, 72 leave graduates out-earning a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 92 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,162
$30k to $48k	$12,564
$48k to $75k	$14,965
$75k to $110k	$18,408
$110k and up	$19,789
All families (average)	$15,267

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.

74 of 166 programs could be assessed 45% 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
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$58,762	+$24,949	clears the bar	$29,249	1.2 yrs	398
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$74,726	+$40,913	clears the bar	$20,248	0.5 yrs	309
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$79,988	+$46,175	clears the bar	$24,000	0.5 yrs	294
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,330	+$21,517	clears the bar	$22,000	1.0 yrs	252
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,180	+$14,367	clears the bar	$22,250	1.5 yrs	239
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,109	+$13,296	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	221
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,667	+$16,854	clears the bar	$23,250	1.4 yrs	205
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$69,425	+$35,612	clears the bar	$23,691	0.7 yrs	192
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,137	+$14,324	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	167
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,766	+$19,953	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	159
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,731	+$53,918	clears the bar	$23,125	0.4 yrs	157
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$80,409	+$46,596	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	135
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$66,017	+$32,204	clears the bar	$24,354	0.8 yrs	119
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$60,962	+$27,149	clears the bar	$25,846	1.0 yrs	117
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$95,844	+$62,031	clears the bar	$24,225	0.4 yrs	107
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$116,006	+$82,193	clears the bar	$29,659	0.4 yrs	102
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$79,411	+$45,598	clears the bar	$22,000	0.5 yrs	95
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$61,772	+$27,959	clears the bar	$22,625	0.8 yrs	89
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,026	+$58,213	clears the bar	$23,125	0.4 yrs	88
Accounting	Master's Degree	$90,092	+$56,279	clears the bar	$21,830	0.4 yrs	79
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$74,282	+$40,469	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	78
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$49,881	+$16,068	clears the bar	$25,250	1.6 yrs	76
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$53,826	+$20,013	clears the bar	$23,250	1.2 yrs	73
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$53,396	+$19,583	clears the bar	$25,750	1.3 yrs	67
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,439	+$13,626	clears the bar	$25,000	1.8 yrs	62
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,467	+$61,654	clears the bar	$24,375	0.4 yrs	59
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,505	+$11,692	clears the bar	$27,000	2.3 yrs	54
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$26,396 1-year earnings	-$7,417	falls short	$21,250	insufficient data	52
Public Health	Master's Degree	$69,775	+$35,962	clears the bar	$31,995	0.9 yrs	50
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$45,043	+$11,230	clears the bar	$25,875	2.3 yrs	48
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,949	+$25,136	clears the bar	$23,750	0.9 yrs	47
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,581	+$17,768	clears the bar	$26,541	1.5 yrs	43
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,573	+$8,760	clears the bar	$22,125	2.5 yrs	43
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$64,934	+$31,121	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	42
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$53,981	+$20,168	clears the bar	$24,000	1.2 yrs	41
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$81,310	+$47,497	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	41
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$34,659	+$846	clears the bar	$27,250	32.2 yrs	35
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$49,179	+$15,366	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$65,629	+$31,816	clears the bar	$23,000	0.7 yrs	34
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,034	+$44,221	clears the bar	$21,499	0.5 yrs	33
History	Bachelor's Degree	$45,796	+$11,983	clears the bar	$20,000	1.7 yrs	33
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$64,747	+$30,934	clears the bar	$37,427	1.2 yrs	31
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$33,408 1-year earnings	-$405	falls short	$28,400	insufficient data	31
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,606	+$23,793	clears the bar	$28,850	1.2 yrs	31
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,305	+$8,492	clears the bar	$23,000	2.7 yrs	30
Nursing	Master's Degree	$106,401	+$72,588	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,800	+$16,987	clears the bar	$26,500	1.6 yrs	29
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$65,037	+$31,224	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	28
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$54,396	+$20,583	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	25
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,901	+$12,088	clears the bar	$21,500	1.8 yrs	25
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$72,156	+$38,343	clears the bar	$15,183	0.4 yrs	24
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$47,921 1-year earnings	+$14,108	clears the bar	$33,507	2.4 yrs	23
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$50,446	+$16,633	clears the bar	$37,375	2.2 yrs	22
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,438 1-year earnings	+$49,625	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,272	+$19,459	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	21
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$91,534	+$57,721	clears the bar	$55,423	1.0 yrs	20
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	$95,128	+$61,315	clears the bar	$62,221	1.0 yrs	19
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$59,424	+$25,611	clears the bar	$23,850	0.9 yrs	18
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$47,844	+$14,031	clears the bar	$25,082	1.8 yrs	17
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$38,107	+$4,294	clears the bar	$26,875	6.3 yrs	16
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$54,938 1-year earnings	+$21,125	clears the bar	$29,237	1.4 yrs	16
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$60,183	+$26,370	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,038	+$18,225	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,879	+$22,066	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$77,821	+$44,008	clears the bar	$32,598	0.7 yrs	12
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$101,350	+$67,537	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$34,150	+$337	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$56,622	+$22,809	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's Degree	$61,788	+$27,975	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	$59,761	+$25,948	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Master's Degree	$112,011	+$78,198	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,398	+$18,585	clears the bar	$25,837	1.4 yrs	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$83,785	+$49,972	clears the bar	$73,706	1.5 yrs	0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$49,941	+$16,128	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	52
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physical Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Taxation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	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
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.