Programs & majors brief

Georgia Gwinnett College Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Georgia Gwinnett College?

The largest program at Georgia Gwinnett College is Business/Commerce, with 379 degrees awarded and median earnings of $58,367 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #24 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

The highest earnings among the five largest programs with published earnings belong to Nursing, at $90,106, from a smaller cohort of 55 degrees awarded. Biology follows at $60,542, with 103 degrees awarded and a national rank of #126.

Psychology records $39,486 from 130 degrees awarded. The contrast between the largest program and the highest-paid one is a factor worth weighing when choosing a major.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business379 · 30.1%
  • Computer science143 · 11.3%
  • Psychology130 · 10.3%
  • Education105 · 8.3%
  • Biological sciences103 · 8.2%
  • Other401 · 31.8%

17 of 17 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first five matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 55 degrees awarded
$90,106
Biology, General 103 degrees awarded
$60,542
Business/Commerce, General 379 degrees awarded
$58,367
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 82 degrees awarded
$51,472
Psychology, General 130 degrees awarded
$39,486

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing55$90,106—
Biology, General103$60,542#126
Business/Commerce, General379$58,367#24
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods82$51,472#78
Psychology, General130$39,486—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Computer and Information Sciences, General143Too few graduates to report—
Special Education and Teaching23Too few graduates to report—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services30Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General27Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness83Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Criminal Justice and Corrections60Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts52Too few graduates to report—
History36Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Georgia Gwinnett College?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business/Commerce, General
379
Computer and Information Sciences, General
143
Psychology, General
130
Biology, General
103
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
83
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
82
Criminal Justice and Corrections
60
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
55
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
52
History
36

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Georgia Gwinnett College majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Business/Commerce, General#24
  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#78
  3. Biology, General Included by program size#126

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Business, Computer & Information Sciences, and Psychology dominate the bachelor's degrees awarded at Georgia Gwinnett College, accounting for 30.1%, 11.3%, and 10.3% respectively. Outcomes vary by field, so Azimuth ranks programs by what completers earn four years after completion, together with debt and cohort size, not reputation.

Earnings data cover 5 programs, and Azimuth ranks 3 of them nationally. Business/Commerce ranks #24 nationally in its field, with completers earning $58,367 four years after completion.

Teacher Education is ranked #78, with a median of $51,472 four years after completion. Biology sits at #126, with earnings of $60,542 four years after completion.

Program earnings are measured among federally aided completers four years after completion. Award counts show degrees conferred in a single academic year, not the number of distinct students. Across all fields, 21.3% of degrees awarded are in STEM.

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.