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title: Georgia Southern University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Statesboro, 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 Southern University

Statesboro, 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 | $53,236 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,941 – $79,064 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,982 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 55% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $24,430 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.29× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $25,236 | derived |

**55% 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 $15,250 (≈ 29% 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 $17,950 to $94,951 across 69 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $94,951 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $82,820 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $76,107 | $29,659 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Master's Degree | $73,988 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $71,792 | $55,423 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $70,291 | $73,706 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,135 | $24,375 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,715 | $24,225 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,923 | $23,125 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $60,928 | $21,830 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,311 | $24,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,992 | $21,499 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,688 | $23,125 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,451 | $15,183 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $52,308 | $32,598 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,090 | $20,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $50,257 | not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $49,694 | $37,427 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,366 | $24,354 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,835 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $46,786 | $29,249 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $46,700 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,285 | $20,248 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $45,899 | $22,625 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,481 | $22,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $44,616 | $25,846 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,194 | $23,691 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,659 | $28,850 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,046 | not reported |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | Master's Degree | $41,885 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,477 | $20,500 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $41,169 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $41,034 | $31,995 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,327 | $23,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,305 | $26,500 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,748 | $23,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $36,458 | $37,375 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,111 | $25,000 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $35,788 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,179 | $25,750 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,639 | $21,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,841 | $23,750 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,206 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,352 | $21,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,292 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,097 | $25,837 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,891 | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,808 | $22,125 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,897 | $23,850 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,592 | $22,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,220 | $25,250 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,154 | $20,500 |
| Sociology. | Master's Degree | $28,049 | not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,728 | $27,000 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,482 | $25,875 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,411 | $22,250 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,246 | not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,133 | $26,541 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,523 | $24,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,154 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,953 | $23,250 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,858 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,470 | $20,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,998 | $19,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,863 | $25,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,252 | $23,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,865 | $26,875 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,426 | $27,250 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,950 | 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 Georgia Southern University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?139931

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