Georgia Gwinnett College graduates earn a median of $56,872 four years after completion, which is $8,738 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). That figure is at the 39th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Azimuth places the return pillar at the 47th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,462 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 70th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $9,430. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,968.
Four years after completing a degree, the median earnings for Georgia Gwinnett College graduates stand at $56,872. This is drawn from a cohort of 266 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.
That figure is $8,738 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $4,462 more than the model expects for similar students, placing the gap at the 70th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Earnings scenarios based on the program mix put the typical outcome at $56,872, with a downside scenario of $44,644 and an upside of $80,880. An estimated 28.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Among federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled, the median four years after completion is $56,872, at the 39th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure falls $8,738 below the $65,610 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size), the middle value for institutions of the same control and size.
For return, Azimuth places Georgia Gwinnett College at #782 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,462 more than the model expects for similar students.
That places the earnings gap in the 70th percentile. That means graduates out-earn what the model predicts for students like them, even though the raw median falls short of the peer benchmark.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $9,430. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,968.
The STEM share of those measured factors adds $1,861. The largest fields are business, psychology, biology, teacher education and nursing, the five largest programs by degrees awarded.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $44,644 on the downside to $80,880 on the upside. An estimated 28.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: from $44,644 on the downside to $80,880 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the program level, Nursing graduates report the highest median four years after completion, at $90,106. Biology follows at $60,542, and Business/Commerce at $58,367. The program a student chooses matters a great deal within that range.
Georgia Gwinnett College graduates earn about $4,462 more than the model expects for similar students. The median federal debt for borrowers who complete is $20,076, level with the peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, that balance corresponds to an estimated payment of $228 a month. Parent borrowers hold a median of $11,267 in federal Parent PLUS debt, a figure separate from student loans.
The published cost of attendance is $22,547. After grants and scholarships, the average net price comes to $15,844, $210 above the peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size).