Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia · Private, nonprofit

Of 12 assessed programs, 11 leave graduates out-earning a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 23 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$32,923
$30k to $48k	$34,108
$48k to $75k	$36,602
$75k to $110k	$38,640
$110k and up	$44,529
All families (average)	$38,967

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.

12 of 35 programs could be assessed 34% 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	$52,775	+$18,962	clears the bar	$25,674	1.4 yrs	70
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,995	+$15,182	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	69
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,378	+$32,565	clears the bar	$26,250	0.8 yrs	50
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$60,978	+$27,165	clears the bar	$24,705	0.9 yrs	44
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$79,456	+$45,643	clears the bar	$26,375	0.6 yrs	42
English	Bachelor's Degree	$62,425	+$28,612	clears the bar	$25,314	0.9 yrs	35
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$25,137	-$8,676	falls short	$25,500	insufficient data	22
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,538	+$22,725	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	22
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,692 1-year earnings	+$64,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,587	+$28,774	clears the bar	$26,747	0.9 yrs	19
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$94,634	+$60,821	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,364	+$16,551	clears the bar	$27,000	1.6 yrs	9
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sociology and Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	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.