Career outcomes brief

Georgia Southern University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do Georgia Southern University graduates earn?

The reported median is $62,342 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is -$3,268 per year.

Mobility is Georgia Southern University’s strongest Azimuth , but return sits near the middle of nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth places its return pillar in the 52nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $842 less than expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. Azimuth places earnings beyond expectations in the 52nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,515. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $11,357.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,537. Four years after completion, median earnings are $62,342, which Azimuth places in the 58th percentile.

That is $3,268 below the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of $65,610.

Program choice makes a substantial difference in the modeled earnings picture at Georgia Southern University. The downside scenario is $46,404, the typical scenario is $62,342, and the upside scenario is $85,057; these are earnings scenarios rather than observed groups.

Published earnings cover 47 programs. At the upper end, four years after completion, Construction Engineering Technology/Technician has median earnings of $95,844, Electrical Engineering reaches $95,467, and Computer and Information Sciences reaches $92,026. Those program figures show why the modeled range is wide.

An estimated 28.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings include completers who are working and not enrolled, so this estimate matters when reading that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $62,342
Rank for difference from expectations: 52nd percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Georgia Southern University reported median: $62,342
Peer schools comparable schools · $3,268 above Georgia Southern University: $65,610
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $842 above Georgia Southern University: $63,184

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: $46,404
Median · reported: $62,342
Higher estimate: $85,057

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 Georgia Southern 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.

Georgia Southern University graduates’ reported earnings are $842 below that expectation, the 52nd 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 Georgia Southern University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Georgia Southern University report the highest earnings?

At Georgia Southern University, program choice is central to the return picture, with technical fields posting higher earnings than several larger offerings. Construction Engineering Technology/Technician reports median earnings of $95,844 four years after completion and 107 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #12 nationally within its field among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Business Administration and Management is a larger, more moderate-earning option, with $74,726 and 309 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #98 nationally within its field among nonprofit four-year institutions. Kinesiology and Physical Education reports $55,330 and 252 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth rank of #86 nationally within its field among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The contrast between these higher and moderate figures makes field central to interpreting earnings.

Georgia Southern University has 41 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, and the highest-ranked among them are relatively small degree families. Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics is the top-ranked program, at #2 in its field and #1 in Georgia.

It awards 41 degrees, and median earnings are $53,981 four years after completion. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions follows at #10 in its field, awarding 28 degrees, and its completers earn a median of $65,037.

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician ranks #12 in its field with 107 degrees and $95,844 in earnings. The largest programs tell a different story.

Business Administration and Management awards 309 degrees a year and ranks #98 in its field, with median earnings of $74,726. Nursing is close behind at 294 degrees, ranking #240 in its field and earning $79,988.

A student drawn to the largest departments should know that the best-ranked programs are not the biggest ones.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician: $95,844
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering: $95,467
Computer and Information Sciences, General: $92,026
Mechanical Engineering: $87,731
Management Information Systems and Services: $81,310
Information Science/Studies: $80,409
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $79,988
Finance and Financial Management Services: $79,411

Explore Georgia Southern University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Program mix leaves a broad modeled earnings range: the downside scenario is $46,404, the typical scenario is $62,342, and the upside scenario is $85,057. At the high end, Construction Engineering Technology/Technician has median earnings of $95,844 four years after completion, whereas Teacher Education is at $47,109. These scenarios show variation by field.

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, Georgia Southern University has median earnings of $62,342 four years after completion. Azimuth places that earnings median in the 58th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, offering a middle-of-the-pack earnings picture rather than a clear return advantage.

The earnings cohort includes 5,797 completers, giving the measure a broad base. Graduates earn about $842 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.

Earnings scenarios tied to the program mix show a typical outcome of $62,342, alongside a downside scenario of $46,404 and an upside scenario of $85,057. An estimated 28.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The median and model comparison point to earnings near the expected level, with program choice shaping the range.

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.