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

Washington, DC · 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 | $103,494 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $66,808 – $167,685 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 95% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $88,741 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 93% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.13× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $75,494 | derived |

**95% 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 $13,500 (≈ 13% 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 $14,165 to $165,914 across 56 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $165,914 | $162,286 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $131,589 | $98,440 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $114,677 | $80,900 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $114,211 | $212,494 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $109,015 | $97,008 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $105,843 | $40,837 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $104,783 | $127,131 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $104,741 | $74,347 |
| Real Estate. | Master's Degree | $103,021 | $43,099 |
| International Business. | Master's Degree | $100,991 | $78,681 |
| Statistics. | Master's Degree | $96,445 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $93,493 | $15,750 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $86,661 | $14,394 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $84,438 | $15,750 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | First Professional Degree | $82,560 | $170,377 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,671 | $14,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,441 | $17,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $76,798 | $49,149 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,919 | not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $73,972 | $59,620 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $72,553 | not reported |
| Homeland Security. | Master's Degree | $71,917 | $62,182 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,747 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $71,692 | $74,360 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $70,745 | $99,635 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,082 | $17,000 |
| Economics. | Master's Degree | $68,695 | $69,649 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,490 | $15,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,676 | $14,975 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,793 | $17,500 |
| Biotechnology. | Master's Degree | $65,252 | $77,949 |
| Science, Technology and Society. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,178 | $13,625 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $59,689 | not reported |
| Area Studies. | Master's Degree | $59,362 | $76,142 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $59,162 | $249,194 |
| Political Science and Government. | Master's Degree | $58,963 | $65,578 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,838 | $17,500 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $54,985 | $87,819 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Master's Degree | $52,872 | not reported |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Master's Degree | $51,817 | $62,607 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,297 | $15,384 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | Master's Degree | $50,912 | $104,270 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,812 | $16,000 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Master's Degree | $48,620 | $71,610 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,691 | $16,640 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,936 | $17,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $45,817 | $55,935 |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | Master's Degree | $45,234 | $91,096 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,920 | $17,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $44,916 | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,870 | $17,500 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,424 | $13,249 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,076 | $13,266 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $26,004 | $78,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,160 | $17,380 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $14,165 | $14,750 |

## 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 Georgetown University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?131496

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