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

# Savannah State University

Savannah, 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 | $37,981 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $20,193 – $56,131 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $11,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 28% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $17,191 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 58% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.43× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $9,981 | derived |

**28% 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 $16,500 (≈ 43% 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 $21,939 to $47,337 across 17 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,337 | $30,717 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $40,604 | $41,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,035 | $26,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $37,844 | $35,152 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,891 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,606 | not reported |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,687 | $26,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,709 | $30,031 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,497 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,618 | $31,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,502 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,164 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,902 | $31,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,243 | $31,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,087 | $31,031 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,049 | $31,090 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,939 | $28,312 |

## 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 Savannah State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?140960

---

Structured data (JSON-LD), each figure labeled by epistemic status: `/education/savannah-state-university-ga.jsonld` · all schools: `/education`