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title: University of West Georgia — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Carrollton, 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 West Georgia

Carrollton, 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 | $49,587 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $31,963 – $69,802 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 43% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,981 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 69% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.30× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $21,587 | derived |

**43% 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 $15,000 (≈ 30% 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 $20,108 to $81,557 across 39 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Education, Other. | Doctoral Degree | $81,557 | $28,125 |
| Computer Science. | Master's Degree | $80,968 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $80,838 | $20,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $74,687 | $24,976 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,021 | $23,015 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $62,645 | $20,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,472 | $26,911 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $57,468 | $22,800 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $56,013 | $21,320 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $50,730 | $19,037 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $47,909 | $25,021 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $46,408 | $40,101 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,597 | $19,500 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,549 | $22,054 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,073 | $24,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,541 | $25,960 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,354 | $23,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,368 | $21,946 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,538 | $25,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,302 | not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,604 | $23,252 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,730 | $23,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,659 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,166 | $25,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,891 | $25,304 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,699 | $28,315 |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $31,653 | $33,302 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,519 | $21,625 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,626 | $26,051 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,975 | $26,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,967 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,543 | $24,875 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,231 | $24,779 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,982 | $25,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,517 | $27,490 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,306 | $25,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,445 | $27,375 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,750 | $21,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,108 | $26,000 |

## 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 West Georgia by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?141334

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