University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia · Public
Of 39 assessed programs, 38 leave graduates out-earning a typical Georgia high-school graduate (about $33,813/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 49 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,339 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,523 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,957 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,471 |
| $110k and up | $16,810 |
| All families (average) | $12,786 |
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.
39 of 88 programs could be assessed 44% 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 | $64,065 | +$30,252 | clears the bar | $25,021 | 0.8 yrs | 246 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $62,588 | +$28,775 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.8 yrs | 177 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,731 | +$9,918 | clears the bar | $24,779 | 2.5 yrs | 176 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,904 | +$53,091 | clears the bar | $23,015 | 0.4 yrs | 155 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,499 | +$15,686 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.5 yrs | 119 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,252 | +$13,439 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 1.9 yrs | 115 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $97,803 | +$63,990 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 115 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $47,891 | +$14,078 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 1.8 yrs | 111 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,048 | +$16,235 | clears the bar | $25,304 | 1.6 yrs | 101 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $63,104 | +$29,291 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.9 yrs | 94 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $43,308 | +$9,495 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.7 yrs | 75 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $59,492 | +$25,679 | clears the bar | $40,101 | 1.6 yrs | 66 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $70,574 | +$36,761 | clears the bar | $23,252 | 0.6 yrs | 63 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,799 | +$15,986 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.6 yrs | 58 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $70,405 | +$36,592 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 58 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $74,243 | +$40,430 | clears the bar | $21,320 | 0.5 yrs | 55 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $72,717 | +$38,904 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.6 yrs | 55 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $65,853 | +$32,040 | clears the bar | $19,037 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $45,644 | +$11,831 | clears the bar | $27,490 | 2.3 yrs | 48 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,806 | +$11,993 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 1.8 yrs | 44 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,412 | +$13,599 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.9 yrs | 41 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $58,091 | +$24,278 | clears the bar | $25,960 | 1.1 yrs | 40 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $74,278 | +$40,465 | clears the bar | $22,800 | 0.6 yrs | 39 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $114,602 | +$80,789 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 34 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $63,152 | +$29,339 | clears the bar | $29,312 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $40,855 | +$7,042 | clears the bar | $24,875 | 3.5 yrs | 29 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $52,514 | +$18,701 | clears the bar | $28,315 | 1.5 yrs | 26 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $53,827 | +$20,014 | clears the bar | $27,375 | 1.4 yrs | 23 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $93,769 | +$59,956 | clears the bar | $26,911 | 0.4 yrs | 21 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $53,575 | +$19,762 | clears the bar | $21,946 | 1.1 yrs | 20 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,740 | +$12,927 | clears the bar | $22,782 | 1.8 yrs | 18 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $95,143 | +$61,330 | clears the bar | $24,976 | 0.4 yrs | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,308 1-year earnings | +$9,495 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.6 yrs | 15 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $45,818 | +$12,005 | clears the bar | $33,302 | 2.8 yrs | 15 |
| Education, Other | Doctoral Degree | $101,304 | +$67,491 | clears the bar | $28,125 | 0.4 yrs | 12 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $48,611 | +$14,798 | clears the bar | $26,051 | 1.8 yrs | 11 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,355 | +$26,542 | clears the bar | $22,054 | 0.8 yrs | 10 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,681 | +$22,868 | clears the bar | $21,625 | 0.9 yrs | 8 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $13,357 1-year earnings | -$20,456 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 180 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 145 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 72 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| School Counseling | Doctoral Degree | 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 | 9 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Criminology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Social Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Nursing | 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 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Associate'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 | insufficient data |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Philosophy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Social Sciences | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Geography and Cartography | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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.