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

Savannah, GA · For-profit · 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 | $34,421 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $17,463 – $53,014 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 9% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $36,577 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 59% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.38× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $6,421 | derived |

**9% 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 $13,000 (≈ 38% 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 $22,985 to $172,829 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Master's Degree | $172,829 | $141,732 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $117,301 | $83,435 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Doctoral Degree | $108,584 | $218,766 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $95,547 | $139,314 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $90,832 | $59,405 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $90,641 | $46,988 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,499 | $23,592 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $59,218 | $43,847 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $46,002 | $46,193 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $45,471 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $43,629 | $41,000 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $41,016 | $52,542 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,831 | $45,268 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $39,115 | $41,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $39,095 | $23,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $38,224 | $62,262 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,748 | $46,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,655 | $42,354 |
| Legal Support Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,600 | $44,464 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,436 | $39,675 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,369 | $47,778 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,498 | $38,888 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Associate's Degree | $27,171 | $27,848 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,893 | $44,548 |
| Legal Support Services. | Associate's Degree | $22,985 | $25,936 |

## 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 South University-Savannah by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?139579

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