How much money do Georgia Southern University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $34,600 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $44,800 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for GS graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Management Information Systems and Services with a median starting salary of $64,100 followed by Mechanical Engineering paying $62,400 and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $61,000 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $90,900 followed by Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) at $84,500 and Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) who earn $65,600 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Georgia Southern University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $90,900 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) | $84,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) | $65,600 |
| Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,100 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $63,200 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $62,400 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,000 |
| Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,900 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,200 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,700 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $55,800 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,500 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,300 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) | $52,200 |
| Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,900 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,800 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $46,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $45,600 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,400 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) | $44,100 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $44,000 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,900 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) | $39,600 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,400 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,100 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,300 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,100 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,000 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $34,900 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (Master's Degree) | $34,000 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,900 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,600 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,100 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,100 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,000 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,700 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,100 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,400 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,300 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,300 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,000 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,000 |
| Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,900 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,000 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,900 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,700 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,100 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,100 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,600 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,400 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,100 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,100 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $17,300 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $16,700 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=139931 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Georgia Southern University.