How much money do University of Georgia graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $42,800 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $56,400 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 Georgia graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Science with a median starting salary of $67,200 followed by Management Information Systems and Services paying $65,000 and Agricultural Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $59,600 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $120,600 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $103,100 and Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) who earn $76,500 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of Georgia 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 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) | $120,600 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $103,100 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) | $76,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Doctoral Degree) | $73,900 |
| Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $70,100 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $67,200 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Doctoral Degree) | $67,100 |
| Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Doctoral Degree) | $63,400 |
| Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,600 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $58,200 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) | $58,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,800 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $57,600 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $57,200 |
| International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) | $56,300 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) | $56,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $55,200 |
| Insurance (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,400 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) | $52,400 |
| Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $51,200 |
| Forestry (Master's Degree) | $50,400 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) | $49,900 |
| Real Estate (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,500 |
| Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,400 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,600 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $46,800 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $45,200 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $45,100 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,100 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,800 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $44,700 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) | $43,700 |
| Landscape Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,800 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $42,400 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $42,400 |
| Journalism (Master's Degree) | $41,900 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) | $41,200 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,600 |
| Housing and Human Environments (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,600 |
| Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,800 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,400 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,700 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $38,200 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,100 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,900 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,700 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) | $35,400 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,100 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,300 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,400 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,400 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,900 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,100 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,900 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,400 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,200 |
| Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,000 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,900 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,600 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,200 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degree) | $25,400 |
| Genetics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,300 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,800 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,300 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,100 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,900 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) | $23,700 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,300 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,300 |
| Cognitive Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,000 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,200 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,300 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,100 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,500 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $18,300 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $17,700 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $16,300 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=139959 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Georgia.