University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia · Public
Of 125 assessed programs, 120 leave graduates out-earning a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 246 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,085 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,686 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,096 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,942 |
| $110k and up | $18,079 |
| All families (average) | $13,936 |
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.
125 of 371 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,366 | +$26,553 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 608 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,446 | +$25,633 | clears the bar | $18,845 | 0.7 yrs | 581 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $97,364 | +$63,551 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.3 yrs | 544 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $85,785 | +$51,972 | clears the bar | $17,318 | 0.3 yrs | 375 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $113,184 | +$79,371 | clears the bar | $17,261 | 0.2 yrs | 358 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $74,531 | +$40,718 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.5 yrs | 310 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $107,397 | +$73,584 | clears the bar | $20,495 | 0.3 yrs | 292 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $67,275 | +$33,462 | clears the bar | $19,516 | 0.6 yrs | 292 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $154,042 | +$120,229 | clears the bar | $62,722 | 0.5 yrs | 288 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | $94,729 | +$60,916 | clears the bar | $17,642 | 0.3 yrs | 253 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $80,881 | +$47,068 | clears the bar | $15,750 | 0.3 yrs | 227 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $70,510 | +$36,697 | clears the bar | $18,761 | 0.5 yrs | 226 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $70,877 | +$37,064 | clears the bar | $17,625 | 0.5 yrs | 218 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $93,260 | +$59,447 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.3 yrs | 208 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $97,028 | +$63,215 | clears the bar | $18,611 | 0.3 yrs | 193 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $116,044 | +$82,231 | clears the bar | $82,694 | 1.0 yrs | 192 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $60,590 | +$26,777 | clears the bar | $39,848 | 1.5 yrs | 182 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,675 | +$50,862 | clears the bar | $19,490 | 0.4 yrs | 182 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,366 | +$54,553 | clears the bar | $21,383 | 0.4 yrs | 174 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,664 | +$25,851 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 169 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $103,774 | +$69,961 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 168 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $59,594 | +$25,781 | clears the bar | $34,112 | 1.3 yrs | 165 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $60,729 | +$26,916 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 153 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $78,085 | +$44,272 | clears the bar | $20,788 | 0.5 yrs | 152 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,240 | +$18,427 | clears the bar | $15,337 | 0.8 yrs | 144 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $91,825 | +$58,012 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 0.3 yrs | 139 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $57,145 | +$23,332 | clears the bar | $26,488 | 1.1 yrs | 138 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $74,107 | +$40,294 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.5 yrs | 138 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | $78,372 | +$44,559 | clears the bar | $19,250 | 0.4 yrs | 129 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $53,300 | +$19,487 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.1 yrs | 125 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $131,209 | +$97,396 | clears the bar | $129,546 | 1.3 yrs | 125 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $68,319 | +$34,506 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 0.5 yrs | 121 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $111,392 | +$77,579 | clears the bar | $19,550 | 0.3 yrs | 118 |
| Veterinary Medicine | First Professional Degree | $134,085 | +$100,272 | clears the bar | $140,312 | 1.4 yrs | 110 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $73,835 | +$40,022 | clears the bar | $20,713 | 0.5 yrs | 110 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $82,229 1-year earnings | +$48,416 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 0.4 yrs | 104 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $109,345 | +$75,532 | clears the bar | $15,820 | 0.2 yrs | 102 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $70,867 | +$37,054 | clears the bar | $21,205 | 0.6 yrs | 99 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $51,988 | +$18,175 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.1 yrs | 98 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $82,438 | +$48,625 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 0.3 yrs | 98 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $45,555 | +$11,742 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 1.6 yrs | 95 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $56,024 | +$22,211 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.8 yrs | 92 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,176 | +$27,363 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 0.7 yrs | 88 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $61,955 | +$28,142 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 87 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,975 | +$34,162 | clears the bar | $17,421 | 0.5 yrs | 85 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,124 | +$27,311 | clears the bar | $15,875 | 0.6 yrs | 83 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $72,626 | +$38,813 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 0.5 yrs | 81 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $75,921 | +$42,108 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.4 yrs | 78 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $82,476 | +$48,663 | clears the bar | $30,250 | 0.6 yrs | 78 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,628 | +$21,815 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 74 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $58,123 | +$24,310 | clears the bar | $19,562 | 0.8 yrs | 68 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $50,717 | +$16,904 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 0.9 yrs | 67 |
| Genetics | Bachelor's Degree | $19,112 1-year earnings | -$14,701 | falls short | $17,375 | insufficient data | 62 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $65,436 | +$31,623 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 0.5 yrs | 62 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,156 | +$59,343 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.4 yrs | 59 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,534 | +$25,721 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 0.8 yrs | 59 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,684 | +$53,871 | clears the bar | $20,875 | 0.4 yrs | 58 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $69,169 | +$35,356 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.4 yrs | 58 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $67,208 | +$33,395 | clears the bar | $17,522 | 0.5 yrs | 58 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $91,970 | +$58,157 | clears the bar | $23,966 | 0.4 yrs | 55 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $84,527 | +$50,714 | clears the bar | $30,923 | 0.6 yrs | 54 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $50,721 | +$16,908 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 1.0 yrs | 54 |
| Journalism | Master's Degree | $70,926 | +$37,113 | clears the bar | $22,394 | 0.6 yrs | 53 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $83,010 | +$49,197 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.8 yrs | 51 |
| Forestry | Master's Degree | $61,616 | +$27,803 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Housing and Human Environments | Master's Degree | $133,013 | +$99,200 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $17,864 1-year earnings | -$15,949 | falls short | $18,375 | insufficient data | 48 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $59,845 | +$26,032 | clears the bar | $38,216 | 1.5 yrs | 48 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $48,747 | +$14,934 | clears the bar | $19,996 | 1.3 yrs | 46 |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $74,983 | +$41,170 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 0.5 yrs | 45 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,942 | +$30,129 | clears the bar | $20,019 | 0.7 yrs | 45 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,436 | +$15,623 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.9 yrs | 44 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $44,818 | +$11,005 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 2.0 yrs | 41 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $124,890 | +$91,077 | clears the bar | $67,427 | 0.7 yrs | 41 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $51,259 | +$17,446 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.1 yrs | 41 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $83,092 | +$49,279 | clears the bar | $19,677 | 0.4 yrs | 41 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $15,289 1-year earnings | -$18,524 | falls short | $20,076 | insufficient data | 41 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,280 | +$64,467 | clears the bar | $22,439 | 0.3 yrs | 40 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $59,164 | +$25,351 | clears the bar | $37,038 | 1.5 yrs | 39 |
| Housing and Human Environments | Bachelor's Degree | $69,818 | +$36,005 | clears the bar | $19,679 | 0.5 yrs | 38 |
| Management Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $62,951 1-year earnings | +$29,138 | clears the bar | $21,885 | 0.8 yrs | 38 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $31,893 1-year earnings | -$1,920 | falls short | $18,250 | insufficient data | 36 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,667 | +$8,854 | clears the bar | $20,003 | 2.3 yrs | 36 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $37,864 1-year earnings | +$4,051 | clears the bar | $23,214 | 5.7 yrs | 35 |
| Plant Sciences | Master's Degree | $64,305 | +$30,492 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $67,431 | +$33,618 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $120,108 | +$86,295 | clears the bar | $45,255 | 0.5 yrs | 33 |
| Biochemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,951 | +$78,138 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.2 yrs | 32 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $53,410 | +$19,597 | clears the bar | $51,250 | 2.6 yrs | 31 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,739 | +$65,926 | clears the bar | $17,278 | 0.3 yrs | 31 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $26,801 1-year earnings | -$7,012 | falls short | $19,824 | insufficient data | 28 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | $56,716 | +$22,903 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $109,307 | +$75,494 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $65,762 | +$31,949 | clears the bar | $45,742 | 1.4 yrs | 26 |
| Agricultural Public Services | Master's Degree | $52,665 1-year earnings | +$18,852 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | $97,555 | +$63,742 | clears the bar | $85,723 | 1.3 yrs | 25 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,604 | +$47,791 | clears the bar | $20,399 | 0.4 yrs | 25 |
| Food Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $82,065 1-year earnings | +$48,252 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Doctoral Degree | $81,990 | +$48,177 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $43,046 | +$9,233 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.6 yrs | 22 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $40,794 1-year earnings | +$6,981 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $63,394 | +$29,581 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Master's Degree | $60,310 1-year earnings | +$26,497 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $82,709 | +$48,896 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $79,901 | +$46,088 | clears the bar | $31,831 | 0.7 yrs | 17 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $83,158 | +$49,345 | clears the bar | $78,462 | 1.6 yrs | 17 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | $40,471 | +$6,658 | clears the bar | $29,712 | 4.5 yrs | 16 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | $142,512 | +$108,699 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | $105,864 | +$72,051 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | $68,965 | +$35,152 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 0.4 yrs | 13 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | $48,219 1-year earnings | +$14,406 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| School Counseling | Doctoral Degree | $86,321 | +$52,508 | clears the bar | $47,455 | 0.9 yrs | 10 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $115,825 | +$82,012 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $47,875 | +$14,062 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Master's Degree | $177,833 | +$144,020 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Master's Degree | $49,925 1-year earnings | +$16,112 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $69,003 1-year earnings | +$35,190 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | Bachelor's Degree | $39,130 1-year earnings | +$5,317 | clears the bar | $18,375 | 3.5 yrs | 2 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $66,825 1-year earnings | +$33,012 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Special Education | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $60,817 1-year earnings | +$27,004 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $50,127 1-year earnings | +$16,314 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $56,980 | +$23,167 | clears the bar | $20,524 | 0.9 yrs | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $46,754 1-year earnings | +$12,941 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $102,809 | +$68,996 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $112,192 | +$78,379 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 64 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 49 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $19,500 | insufficient data | 47 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 44 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 44 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Computational Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $23,623 | insufficient data | 30 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Molecular Medicine | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
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.