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

Athens, 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 | $68,726 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $45,171 – $102,181 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,666 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 90% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $27,993 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 80% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.24× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $40,726 | derived |

**90% 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 $16,666 (≈ 24% 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 $11,926 to $107,603 across 88 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $107,603 | $129,546 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $101,544 | $62,722 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $87,059 | $67,427 |
| Housing and Human Environments. | Master's Degree | $79,004 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Doctoral Degree | $79,002 | $85,723 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $71,513 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,908 | $20,495 |
| Psychology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $69,382 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,861 | $22,439 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Doctoral Degree | $67,859 | not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,138 | $17,261 |
| Chemistry. | Doctoral Degree | $66,646 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $66,216 | $41,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Master's Degree | $64,988 | $45,255 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Doctoral Degree | $64,903 | $47,455 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,849 | $21,383 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $64,622 | $82,694 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $63,789 | $78,462 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,942 | $20,875 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,551 | $17,278 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,103 | $23,966 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,173 | $20,399 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $59,382 | $20,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,828 | $20,000 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,817 | $15,820 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $56,587 | $45,742 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,462 | $17,500 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $56,249 | $31,831 |
| Insurance. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,270 | $17,642 |
| Real Estate. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,848 | $19,250 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,322 | $19,490 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $51,182 | not reported |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,995 | $21,500 |
| Plant Sciences. | Master's Degree | $50,196 | not reported |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,825 | $19,677 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $48,695 | $34,112 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,961 | $17,318 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,719 | $15,250 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $47,593 | $30,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,244 | $15,750 |
| Forestry. | Master's Degree | $46,999 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $46,876 | not reported |
| Landscape Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,932 | $21,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $45,568 | $26,488 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $44,161 | $30,923 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $44,159 | $37,038 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,001 | $15,000 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,980 | $14,500 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,613 | $18,750 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $41,594 | $39,848 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,201 | $18,750 |
| Journalism. | Master's Degree | $39,738 | $22,394 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,208 | $16,250 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,042 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,528 | $17,250 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,422 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,093 | $17,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,066 | $15,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,755 | $15,337 |
| Housing and Human Environments. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,788 | $19,679 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,590 | $18,761 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,737 | $17,625 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,052 | $18,250 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,284 | $18,250 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,164 | $19,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $31,570 | $38,216 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,569 | $20,788 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,407 | $21,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,338 | $20,019 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $31,102 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,198 | $15,875 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,842 | $19,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $29,510 | $29,712 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,733 | $16,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,649 | $20,003 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,788 | $19,516 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,130 | $18,845 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,347 | $19,500 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,816 | $21,205 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,994 | $22,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,773 | $18,250 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,105 | $15,000 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,064 | $14,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,735 | $20,750 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,614 | $19,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $13,326 | $18,375 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $12,715 | $19,562 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $11,926 | $23,214 |

## 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 University of Georgia by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?139959

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