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

Milledgeville, 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 | $58,140 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $39,235 – $82,395 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,018 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 64% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $30,258 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,140 | derived |

**64% 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 $16,018 (≈ 28% 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 $21,454 to $88,879 across 31 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $88,879 | $31,600 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $70,589 | $32,164 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $66,824 | $34,244 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $64,907 | $26,089 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,795 | $23,219 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,080 | $24,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $59,634 | $16,584 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,849 | $20,981 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $50,778 | $27,702 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $50,582 | $27,599 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,926 | $20,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,273 | not reported |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,586 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,031 | $22,079 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,029 | $22,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $41,915 | $27,806 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,716 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,627 | $24,165 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,803 | $24,616 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $36,919 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,334 | $24,844 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,112 | $19,500 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,696 | $23,250 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,208 | $25,649 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,274 | $22,675 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,314 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,299 | $22,044 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,541 | $22,825 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,086 | $20,875 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,073 | $20,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,454 | $25,250 |

## 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 Georgia College & State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?139861

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