Graduates of Georgia State University earn median 4-year earnings of $58,898, placing Georgia State University in the 39.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $553 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 55.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Georgia State University #796 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 448 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,050, ranked #181 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 375 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,222, ranked #244 nationally in its major. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other reports 374 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,632, ranked #56 nationally in its major. Computer Science reports 353 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $100,582, ranked #93 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Georgia State University earn median 4-year earnings of $58,898, placing Georgia State University in the 39.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $553 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 55.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Georgia State University #796 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 448 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,050, ranked #181 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 375 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,222, ranked #244 nationally in its major. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other reports 374 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,632, ranked #56 nationally in its major. Computer Science reports 353 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $100,582, ranked #93 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Georgia State University earn median 4-year earnings of $58,898, placing Georgia State University in the 39.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $553 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 55.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Georgia State University #796 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 448 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,050, ranked #181 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 375 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,222, ranked #244 nationally in its major. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other reports 374 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,632, ranked #56 nationally in its major. Computer Science reports 353 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $100,582, ranked #93 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Georgia State University's program mix is anchored in Business, with substantial enrollment across health, social science, and interdisciplinary fields. Psychology, General is the largest program with 448 graduates, followed by Biology, General (375 graduates), Interdisciplinary Studies (374 graduates), Computer Science (353 graduates), and Artificial Intelligence (319 graduates). Business accounts for 20% of degree output, Social Sciences represents 8%, and Arts adds 8% — a distribution that reflects the university's broad applied-professional orientation across 47 programs serving roughly 5,296 students annually. The strongest earnings outcomes cluster in quantitative and applied-technology fields. Computer Science leads with median earnings of $100,582 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #75 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Artificial Intelligence program graduates 319 students with median earnings of $87,020, and Azimuth ranks it #76 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Finance earns $82,688 with a cohort of 236 graduates, and Azimuth ranks it #57 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The contrast between these high-earning fields and the institution's largest programs — where Psychology, General graduates earn $49,050 and Biology, General graduates earn $52,222 — illustrates how program choice shapes financial outcomes at Georgia State University. Several of the university's highest-earning programs feed directly into Atlanta's technology and finance sectors, making them high-mobility pathways where four-year earnings reflect genuine labor-market demand. Interdisciplinary Studies and Computer Science, by contrast, include a meaningful share of graduates who continue to graduate or professional school, where four-year earnings undercount the full career trajectory. For context on how these fields align with national supply and demand for college graduates, families can explore Azimuth's labor-market framework. Azimuth's details how each program is evaluated relative to peers nationally. ```
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Georgia State University earn median 4-year earnings of $58,898, placing Georgia State University in the 39.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $553 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 55.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Georgia State University #796 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 448 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,050, ranked #181 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 375 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,222, ranked #244 nationally in its major. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other reports 374 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,632, ranked #56 nationally in its major. Computer Science reports 353 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $100,582, ranked #93 nationally in its major.
