Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia · Public

Of 91 assessed programs, 89 leave graduates out-earning a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 147 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,787
$30k to $48k	$14,430
$48k to $75k	$16,656
$75k to $110k	$19,390
$110k and up	$20,305
All families (average)	$15,931

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.

91 of 238 programs could be assessed 38% 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
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,050	+$15,237	clears the bar	$25,000	1.6 yrs	448
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,222	+$18,409	clears the bar	$24,000	1.3 yrs	375
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,632	+$16,819	clears the bar	$25,000	1.5 yrs	374
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$100,582	+$66,769	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	353
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$87,020	+$53,207	clears the bar	$24,082	0.5 yrs	319
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,872	+$34,059	clears the bar	$22,125	0.6 yrs	251
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$82,688	+$48,875	clears the bar	$21,625	0.4 yrs	236
Business	Master's Degree	$143,079	+$109,266	clears the bar	$50,417	0.5 yrs	231
Law	First Professional Degree	$116,613	+$82,800	clears the bar	$72,563	0.9 yrs	218
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$42,457	+$8,644	clears the bar	$21,974	2.5 yrs	217
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,432	+$24,619	clears the bar	$22,125	0.9 yrs	207
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,644	+$34,831	clears the bar	$25,109	0.7 yrs	173
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$54,732	+$20,919	clears the bar	$23,500	1.1 yrs	164
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$81,029	+$47,216	clears the bar	$24,250	0.5 yrs	164
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,146	+$53,333	clears the bar	$23,878	0.4 yrs	161
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,857	+$19,044	clears the bar	$23,179	1.2 yrs	153
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$42,454	+$8,641	clears the bar	$24,922	2.9 yrs	151
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$64,531	+$30,718	clears the bar	$31,250	1.0 yrs	142
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$48,896	+$15,083	clears the bar	$23,400	1.6 yrs	130
Management Science	Master's Degree	$116,144	+$82,331	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	122
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,333	+$15,520	clears the bar	$25,500	1.6 yrs	113
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$136,876	+$103,063	clears the bar	$30,750	0.3 yrs	108
Public Health	Master's Degree	$74,337	+$40,524	clears the bar	$37,258	0.9 yrs	102
Accounting	Master's Degree	$102,290	+$68,477	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	102
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,899	+$21,086	clears the bar	$24,750	1.2 yrs	98
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,410	+$18,597	clears the bar	$25,500	1.4 yrs	97
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,344	+$24,531	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	85
English	Bachelor's Degree	$49,792	+$15,979	clears the bar	$23,250	1.5 yrs	80
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$51,367	+$17,554	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	76
Biology	Master's Degree	$68,763	+$34,950	clears the bar	$34,050	1.0 yrs	75
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$53,430	+$19,617	clears the bar	$24,276	1.2 yrs	69
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$47,132	+$13,319	clears the bar	$24,254	1.8 yrs	67
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,356	+$18,543	clears the bar	$25,622	1.4 yrs	67
Social Work	Master's Degree	$55,629	+$21,816	clears the bar	$30,750	1.4 yrs	67
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$76,702	+$42,889	clears the bar	$40,402	0.9 yrs	66
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$84,681	+$50,868	clears the bar	$19,296	0.4 yrs	54
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,554	+$12,741	clears the bar	$24,375	1.9 yrs	51
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$78,240	+$44,427	clears the bar	$48,748	1.1 yrs	50
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$57,990	+$24,177	clears the bar	$46,125	1.9 yrs	47
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$66,981	+$33,168	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$70,486	+$36,673	clears the bar	$40,952	1.1 yrs	47
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	$101,040	+$67,227	clears the bar	$21,000	0.3 yrs	47
Nursing	Master's Degree	$117,952	+$84,139	clears the bar	$32,500	0.4 yrs	44
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$58,837	+$25,024	clears the bar	$30,650	1.2 yrs	41
Special Education	Master's Degree	$65,323	+$31,510	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	40
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,916	+$35,103	clears the bar	$17,837	0.5 yrs	39
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$79,793	+$45,980	clears the bar	$34,250	0.7 yrs	39
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$61,655	+$27,842	clears the bar	$29,242	1.1 yrs	38
Economics	Master's Degree	$95,801	+$61,988	clears the bar	$35,049	0.6 yrs	38
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	$91,085	+$57,272	clears the bar	$36,073	0.6 yrs	38
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$117,547	+$83,734	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$40,310	+$6,497	clears the bar	$21,588	3.3 yrs	37
Political Science	Master's Degree	$52,547 1-year earnings	+$18,734	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$99,457	+$65,644	clears the bar	$24,041	0.4 yrs	37
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$62,120	+$28,307	clears the bar	$28,220	1.0 yrs	37
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$56,842	+$23,029	clears the bar	$25,767	1.1 yrs	35
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$59,089	+$25,276	clears the bar	$18,750	0.7 yrs	33
Marketing	Master's Degree	$80,194	+$46,381	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$71,243 1-year earnings	+$37,430	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$56,263	+$22,450	clears the bar	$24,943	1.1 yrs	32
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$71,679 1-year earnings	+$37,866	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	31
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$35,963	+$2,150	clears the bar	$24,527	11.4 yrs	31
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$89,587	+$55,774	clears the bar	$23,029	0.4 yrs	31
Chemistry	Master's Degree	$78,070	+$44,257	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,306	+$6,493	clears the bar	$21,125	3.3 yrs	25
International Business	Master's Degree	$73,400	+$39,587	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,393	+$26,580	clears the bar	$21,859	0.8 yrs	24
Music	Master's Degree	$46,454	+$12,641	clears the bar	$39,375	3.1 yrs	24
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$83,259	+$49,446	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$60,009	+$26,196	clears the bar	$22,600	0.9 yrs	23
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$47,111	+$13,298	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	23
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$16,682 1-year earnings	-$17,131	falls short	$22,000	insufficient data	23
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	$74,484	+$40,671	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$129,645	+$95,832	clears the bar	$46,125	0.5 yrs	17
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$25,656 1-year earnings	-$8,157	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,975	+$10,162	clears the bar	$26,875	2.6 yrs	15
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$52,415	+$18,602	clears the bar	$22,950	1.2 yrs	15
Anthropology	Master's Degree	$46,511	+$12,698	clears the bar	$32,250	2.5 yrs	15
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$107,220 1-year earnings	+$73,407	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$39,752	+$5,939	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Doctoral Degree	$58,877	+$25,064	clears the bar	$78,016	3.1 yrs	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	$85,948	+$52,135	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$85,111	+$51,298	clears the bar	$40,940	0.8 yrs	7
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$109,315	+$75,502	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$90,521	+$56,708	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Taxation	Master's Degree	$111,249	+$77,436	clears the bar	$39,235	0.5 yrs	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$40,585	+$6,772	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,187	+$14,374	clears the bar	$13,476	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$65,066	+$31,253	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$83,037	+$49,224	clears the bar	$79,533	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$87,917	+$54,104	clears the bar	$21,000	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Applied Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5

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.