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# Georgia State University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

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## How much do Georgia State graduates earn?

The reported median is $58,898 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is \-$6,712 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $58,898, in the 47th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $6,712 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 46th percentile. Graduates earn about $1,434 less than the model expects for similar students.

That puts the gap at the 50th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,489. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $9,923.

Program-level earnings at Georgia State University show considerable variation. The highest-earning fields illustrate this spread: Insurance graduates earn a median of $101,040 four years after completion, Computer Science graduates earn $100,582, and Allied Health Professions graduates earn $99,457.

The downside earnings scenario sits at $46,194 while the upside scenario reaches $90,300, reflecting the range of outcomes tied to different fields of study.

An estimated 30.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that snapshot, and the reported median reflects only those in the workforce.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$58,898

**Rank for difference from expectations**
50th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**Georgia State reported median**
$58,898

**Peer schools comparable schools · $6,712 above Georgia State**
$65,610

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $1,434 above Georgia State**
$60,332

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](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How many Georgia State students return and finish their degrees?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2025-26

**Returned the following fall**
80.4%

**Completed within six years**
50.9%

**Pell recipients completed within six years**
53.1%

Source: Georgia State University Common Data Set 2025-26, B22 retention; B4–B11 six-year completion. Retention and completion follow different entering cohorts.

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $46,194 to $90,300, around the reported median of $58,898. Compare the lower scenario with [Georgia State borrowing and monthly payments](/school/georgia-state-university/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$46,194

**Median · reported**
$58,898

**Higher estimate**
$90,300

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](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do Georgia State 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](/methodology/#value-added).

Georgia State graduates’ reported earnings are $1,434 below that expectation, the 50th 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 State caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
+$8,489

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$9,923

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
\-$1,434

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at Georgia State report the highest earnings?

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.

The university offers 41 ranked bachelor's programs, with earnings data available for 43 fields. The largest program, Psychology, awarded 448 degrees and ranks #194 nationally, with a median of $49,050 four years after completion.

Computer Science awarded 353 degrees, and graduates earn a median of $100,582 four years after completion; the program ranks #91 nationally. The top-ranked program is Insurance, which holds the #3 spot in its field, awarded 47 degrees, and shows median earnings of $101,040 four years after completion.

Allied Health Professions ranks #10 with 37 degrees awarded and a median of $99,457. Business/Managerial Economics ranks #18 with 54 degrees awarded and a median of $84,681.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Insurance**
$101,040

**Computer Science**
$100,582

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

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**
$89,587

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
$87,146

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
$87,020

**Business/Managerial Economics**
$84,681

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
$82,688

[Explore Georgia State program cohorts and field ranks](/school/georgia-state-university/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Earnings vary sharply by field. Among the largest programs, Computer Science reaches $100,582 while Psychology sits at $49,050.

The highest-earning program, Insurance, reaches $101,040. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix place the typical outcome at $58,898, with a downside of $46,194 and an upside of $90,300.

Four years after completing their degrees, graduates of Georgia State University earn a median of $58,898 among 8,148 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That figure falls in the 47th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, and it sits below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Earnings scenarios anchored to the university's program mix range from a downside of $46,194 to an upside of $90,300; the typical scenario lands at $58,898. Continuation into graduate study is estimated at 30.8% based on program mix, not observed enrollment.

Georgia State University graduates earn about $1,434 less than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

## 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/).