Augusta University Outcomes: $63K Median Earnings (2026)

How much do Augusta University graduates earn?

The reported median is $62,546 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $5,245 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $62,546, a figure at the 59th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $5,245 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $3,938 more than expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 68th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,004. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,066. Azimuth places the university at the 52nd percentile for return.

The earnings scenarios point to a wide spread: from $41,768 on the downside to $79,931 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the higher end, Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $83,000 four years after completion, from 57 degrees awarded a year. Nursing, the largest program, reports $78,004 on 193 degrees.

The range between the largest program and the highest-earning one is modest, but the gap to the downside scenario is substantial.

An estimated 27.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $62,546
Rank for difference from expectations: 68th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Augusta University reported median: $62,546
Peer schools comparable schools · $5,245 below Augusta University: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $3,938 below Augusta University: $58,608

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $41,768
Median · reported: $62,546
Higher estimate: $79,931

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Augusta University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Augusta University graduates’ reported earnings are $3,938 above that expectation, the 68th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Augusta University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Augusta University report the highest earnings?

The largest programs at Augusta University show a clear split between high-earning health and technical fields and more moderate-earning social sciences. Nursing is the biggest, with 193 degrees awarded and median earnings of $78,004 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #217 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Computer and Information Sciences awards fewer degrees at 57 but posts the highest earnings among the large programs, at $83,000.

Azimuth ranks it #131 nationally. At the more moderate end, Psychology awards 80 degrees a year and reports median earnings of $41,544.

Azimuth places it #325 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Health Professions accounts for 30.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Business second at 12.7%. Azimuth ranks 13 programs nationally, and 18 programs have published four-year earnings.

Nursing is the largest single program at 193 degrees a year. Azimuth ranks it #217 within its field nationally and #10 in Georgia.

Graduates earn a median of $78,004 four years after completion. The highest-earning program is Computer and Information Sciences, at $83,000 from 57 degrees a year.

Nursing follows at $78,004, and Allied Health Professions at $72,773 from 30 degrees a year. The top earners are concentrated in health and technical fields, while the largest programs span a wider earnings range.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a downside of $41,768, a typical outcome of $62,546, and an upside of $79,931. The spread reflects the variation by field.

Among the largest programs with published earnings, Computer and Information Sciences reaches $83,000 four years after completion, while Psychology sits at $41,544.

Federally aided graduates of Augusta University who are working and not enrolled four years after completion earn a median of $62,546, measured from a cohort of 1,371 completers. The figure is $5,245 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size), which is $57,301.

Among nonprofit four-year institutions, it sits at the 59th percentile. Graduates earn about $3,938 more than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings beyond expectations measure the difference between graduate pay and the model's prediction for similar students. That result falls at the 68th percentile.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $41,768 on the downside to $79,931 on the upside, with $62,546 as the typical outcome. An estimated 27.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.