Top Ranked Programs
Georgia Southern University's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 18% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 7% and Social Sciences at 7%. Business Administration is the largest program, graduating 309 students annually, followed by Nursing with 294 graduates and Kinesiology with 252 graduates. The [supply-demand map for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides broader context for how these fields align with national hiring trends. The strongest earnings come from health-related programs. Azimuth ranks Mechanical Engineering #154 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 157 graduates earning $87,731. Azimuth ranks Nursing #172 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 294 graduates earning $79,988. On the business side, Azimuth ranks Business Administration #55 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $74,726 — a solid applied-business outcome that reflects the program's scale and employer connections across Georgia. [How Azimuth evaluates programs](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) explains the ranking methodology behind these figures. Nursing and health programs at Georgia Southern University are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market outcomes. Psychology, General, graduating 239 students with median earnings of $48,180, and Teacher Education, graduating 221 students with median earnings of $47,109, represent larger cohorts where early-career pay is more moderate but employment stability tends to be strong. Across 57 programs serving roughly 4,127 students annually, the institution's earnings profile is shaped most by its health and business concentrations, which together account for the majority of high-earning graduates.