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# Georgia State University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Georgia State?

Georgia State University fields 41 ranked bachelor's programs, and the spread between the highest- and moderate-earning fields is wide. Computer Science delivers a median of $100,582 four years after completion, ranking #91 nationally in its field and #3 in Georgia, alongside 353 degrees awarded.

Computer and Information Sciences follows at $87,020 with an Azimuth national rank of #91 and 319 degrees awarded. By contrast, the largest program, Psychology, reports median earnings of $49,050 and a national field rank of #194 on 448 degrees awarded.

Biology sits in a similar band at $52,222, ranking #257 nationally with 375 degrees awarded. The contrast between computing fields and the large social- and natural-science programs accounts for much of the earnings variation across the university's undergraduate portfolio.

### 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.

-   Business**1,077 · 20.3%**
-   Computer science**672 · 12.7%**
-   Biological sciences**451 · 8.5%**
-   Psychology**448 · 8.5%**
-   Social sciences**430 · 8.1%**
-   Other**2,218 · 41.9%**

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47 of 47 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Insurance 47 degrees awarded**
$101,040

**Computer Science 353 degrees awarded**
$100,582

**Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 37 degrees awarded**
$99,457

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 31 degrees awarded**
$89,587

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 161 degrees awarded**
$87,146

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 319 degrees awarded**
$87,020

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 47 | $101,040 | #3 |
| Computer Science | 353 | $100,582 | #91 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 37 | $99,457 | #10 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 31 | $89,587 | #39 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 161 | $87,146 | #186 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 319 | $87,020 | #91 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 54 | $84,681 | #18 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 236 | $82,688 | #78 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 164 | $81,029 | #102 |
| Mathematics | 39 | $68,916 | #116 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 173 | $68,644 | #185 |
| Marketing | 251 | $67,872 | #88 |
| Real Estate | 37 | $62,120 | #18 |
| Physics | 24 | $60,393 | #69 |
| Philosophy | 23 | $60,009 | #29 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 33 | $59,089 | #39 |
| Political Science and Government | 207 | $58,432 | #161 |
| Economics | 85 | $58,344 | #203 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 35 | $56,842 | #23 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 32 | $56,263 | #24 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 98 | $54,899 | #57 |
| Journalism | 164 | $54,732 | #46 |
| Chemistry | 69 | $53,430 | #144 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 153 | $52,857 | #133 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 15 | $52,415 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 97 | $52,410 | #77 |
| Social Work | 67 | $52,356 | #111 |
| Biology, General | 375 | $52,222 | #257 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 76 | $51,367 | #45 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 374 | $50,632 | #65 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 80 | $49,792 | #141 |
| Sociology | 113 | $49,333 | #169 |
| Psychology, General | 448 | $49,050 | #194 |
| Public Health | 130 | $48,896 | #92 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 67 | $47,132 | #223 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 23 | $47,111 | #89 |
| History | 51 | $46,554 | #216 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 15 | $43,975 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 217 | $42,457 | #38 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 151 | $42,454 | #91 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 37 | $40,310 | #60 |
| Anthropology | 25 | $40,306 | #116 |
| Music | 31 | $35,963 | #141 |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| American Sign Language small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Georgia State?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
448

**Biology, General**
375

**Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**
374

**Computer Science**
353

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
319

**Marketing**
251

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
236

**Film/Video and Photographic Arts**
217

**Political Science and Government**
207

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
173

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Georgia State majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Insurance**#3**
2.  Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions**#10**
3.  Business/Managerial Economics**#18**
4.  Real Estate**#18**
5.  Public Policy Analysis**#23**
6.  Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services**#24**
7.  Philosophy**#29**
8.  Film/Video and Photographic Arts**#38**
9.  Hospitality Administration/Management**#39**
10.  Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**#39**
11.  Neurobiology and Neurosciences**#45**
12.  Journalism**#46**

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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Outcomes at Georgia State University vary sharply by field, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Of the 43 programs with published earnings data, 41 carry an Azimuth national rank.

Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of students. The degree mix is broad.

Business accounts for 20.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Computer & Information Sciences at 12.7% and Biological Sciences at 8.5%. Psychology is the largest single program at 448 degrees a year, and Azimuth ranks it #194 within its field.

Insurance graduates report the highest four-year earnings at $101,040, from a much smaller cohort of 47 degrees awarded. The best nationally ranked program is Insurance, at #3 in its field and #2 in Georgia, with 47 degrees awarded.

Allied Health Professions follows at #10 nationally. Computer Science—the fourth-largest program—earns a median of $100,582 four years after completion. Across all fields, 26.0% of degrees awarded are in STEM.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).