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

Morrow, 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 | $49,179 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $27,996 – $74,456 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $12,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 40% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $17,415 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 68% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $21,179 | derived |

**40% 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 $16,750 (≈ 34% 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 $22,426 to $81,667 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $81,667 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,460 | $26,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $49,851 | $41,000 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,822 | $18,375 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,122 | $21,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,042 | $34,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,155 | not reported |
| Legal Support Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,833 | $28,842 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,451 | $27,787 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $39,337 | $51,193 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,264 | $28,259 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,163 | $29,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,275 | $24,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,701 | $28,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,128 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,092 | $22,733 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,061 | $25,303 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,983 | $31,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,047 | $25,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,105 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,604 | $29,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,227 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,496 | $22,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,003 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,426 | $27,000 |

## 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 Clayton  State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?139311

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