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

Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit · 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 | $80,137 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $57,523 – $120,080 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 91% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $83,622 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 88% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $52,137 | derived |

**91% 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 (≈ 21% 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 $4,992 to $172,813 across 43 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Master's Degree | $172,813 | $170,901 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $133,992 | $47,269 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $131,170 | $60,046 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $115,578 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $112,807 | $70,165 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $103,815 | $174,639 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $97,878 | $63,050 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $74,396 | $134,617 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,250 | $15,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,076 | $19,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $68,118 | $146,677 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,121 | $20,983 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,577 | $19,750 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $59,923 | $66,876 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,886 | not reported |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $59,652 | $181,971 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Doctoral Degree | $57,388 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,058 | $20,826 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Master's Degree | $54,991 | $66,000 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $52,686 | $66,000 |
| Biology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $52,393 | not reported |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Doctoral Degree | $52,125 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,984 | $19,500 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | Master's Degree | $41,204 | $58,657 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,286 | $21,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,188 | $17,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,820 | $23,172 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,708 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,286 | $19,500 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,649 | $18,210 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,513 | $15,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,386 | $21,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,166 | $20,500 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,531 | $17,421 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,174 | $19,702 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,889 | $21,000 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,258 | $19,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,205 | $21,515 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,163 | $21,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,497 | $19,500 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,784 | $19,625 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $14,402 | $19,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $4,992 | $11,170 |

## 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 Emory University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?139658

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