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Georgia State majors and salaries
Georgia State University · Atlanta, Georgia · Public · 26,623 undergraduates
Insurance ($101,040) and Computer Science ($100,582) are the best-paid programs four years after graduation. Music graduates earned the least four years out, a median of $35,963; the top program pays 2.8 times as much. FIU, University of North Florida, Florida Atlantic, University of Maryland, College Park, Purdue University and The University of Texas at Dallas all report higher median earnings ten years after enrollment than Georgia State, their closest match by size and selectivity.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | 58 | $22,875 | $70,639 | $101,040 |
| Computer Science | 748 | $18,250 | $76,531 | $100,582 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 74 | $23,618 | $88,864 | $99,457 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 32 | – | $63,285 | $89,587 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 308 | $19,687 | $92,462 | $87,146 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 574 | $20,557 | $68,155 | $87,020 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 113 | $20,000 | $57,980 | $84,681 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 453 | $20,000 | $63,321 | $82,688 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 292 | $21,500 | $55,821 | $81,029 |
| Mathematics | 57 | $23,870 | $50,879 | $68,916 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 291 | $22,925 | $56,125 | $68,644 |
| Marketing | 546 | $20,573 | $50,224 | $67,872 |
| Real Estate | 68 | $24,930 | $54,335 | $62,120 |
| Physics | 45 | $26,024 | $35,627 | $60,393 |
| Philosophy | 53 | $19,000 | – | $60,009 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 61 | $25,250 | $47,740 | $59,089 |
| Political Science and Government | 367 | $21,250 | $41,815 | $58,432 |
| Economics | 144 | $24,250 | $47,173 | $58,344 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 68 | $23,500 | $49,225 | $56,842 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 52 | $19,774 | $35,811 | $56,263 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 181 | $23,750 | $52,550 | $54,899 |
| Journalism | 202 | $24,774 | $38,581 | $54,732 |
| Chemistry | 106 | $25,104 | $37,418 | $53,430 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 320 | $22,000 | $40,441 | $52,857 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 24 | – | $33,239 | $52,415 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 229 | $25,000 | $37,566 | $52,410 |
| Social Work | 138 | $25,261 | $39,245 | $52,356 |
| Biology, General | 694 | $20,500 | $32,551 | $52,222 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 174 | $20,967 | $33,208 | $51,367 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 997 | $22,500 | $37,989 | $50,632 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 149 | $20,692 | $36,039 | $49,792 |
| Sociology | 213 | $27,898 | $39,012 | $49,333 |
| Psychology, General | 933 | $22,940 | $35,097 | $49,050 |
| Public Health | 223 | $25,000 | $41,330 | $48,896 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 103 | $24,000 | $38,465 | $47,132 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 53 | $23,544 | – | $47,111 |
| History | 86 | $27,000 | $29,532 | $46,554 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 50 | $27,000 | – | $43,975 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 493 | $20,791 | $28,413 | $42,457 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 296 | $25,150 | $36,853 | $42,454 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 77 | $26,000 | $42,235 | – |
| American Sign Language | 8 | – | $41,052 | – |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 49 | $22,500 | $32,879 | $40,310 |
| Anthropology | 57 | $21,180 | $33,532 | $40,306 |
| Music | 65 | $25,500 | $32,015 | $35,963 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 49 | $26,000 | $24,282 | – |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 51% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 80%
- Students per faculty member
- 25
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $51,903 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $21,500 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Georgia State
The six public four-year colleges closest to Georgia State in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIU Miami, FL | 55% | $11,462 | $65,722 |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | 53% | $11,689 | $59,626 |
| Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, FL | 66% | $10,394 | $61,062 |
| University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD | 45% | $14,296 | $89,228 |
| Purdue University West Lafayette, IN | 50% | $14,851 | $80,082 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | 65% | $15,271 | $74,762 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Georgia State on College Scorecard