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title: Augusta University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Augusta, GA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Augusta University

Augusta, GA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $48,472 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $29,866 – $72,758 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,015 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 49% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $23,524 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 87% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $20,472 | derived |

**49% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $13,015 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $25,094 to $166,147 across 30 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $166,147 | not reported |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $131,165 | $232,467 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $98,737 | $93,793 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $84,343 | $70,302 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $71,143 | $57,662 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $70,642 | $102,579 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $64,414 | $57,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,285 | $15,000 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $57,064 | $44,801 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $55,838 | not reported |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $55,347 | $186,680 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,570 | $22,125 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,339 | $12,687 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $50,099 | $30,490 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,174 | $22,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,385 | $23,803 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $44,868 | $41,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,652 | $25,289 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,333 | $27,500 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,396 | $23,641 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,697 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,385 | $26,973 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,268 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,787 | $21,879 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,570 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,513 | $22,135 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,916 | $22,665 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,612 | $21,438 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,504 | $25,812 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,094 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Augusta University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?482149

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