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Kennesaw State University Career Outcomes & Earnings
How much do Kennesaw State University graduates earn?
Kennesaw State University reports median earnings of $68,306 four years after completion. Its lower and higher planning estimates are $49,339 and $91,791.
The lower and higher estimates reflect different mixes of program earnings. They are not observed salary percentiles, the pay of the lowest- and highest-paid quarters of graduates, or probabilities for an individual student.
- Lower estimate
- $49,339
- Median · reported
- $68,306
- Higher estimate
- $91,791
Earnings sources and definitions
The lower estimate lets you examine a plan with less income than the school-wide median. Compare it with costs and with the fields you are considering, while keeping the modeled estimates separate from reported earnings.
The median earnings four years after completion are $68,306, a figure in the 73rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university sits above the peer median of $65,610 by $2,696 among comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks Kennesaw State University #513 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. That puts the return at the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $268 less than expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level, a level in the 53rd percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $12,677.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $12,945. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $3,760.
The earnings scenarios for Kennesaw State University span a range from $49,339 on the downside to $91,791 on the upside, reflecting the variation in outcomes across the university's program clusters. Graduates earn about $268 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.
Program-level data shows the variation in more detail. Completers of Computer Engineering, the highest-earning bachelor's program, reach a median of $103,054 four years after completion.
In the large Mechanical Engineering program, the median is $88,860, while graduates of Psychology earn a median of $50,645.
An estimated 26.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the institution's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.
Earnings by field
Among Kennesaw State University programs with a reported four-year earnings value, the highest medians are: Computer Engineering ($103,054); Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($96,935); Computer Science ($96,481); Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management ($95,958); Construction Management ($93,910). These are earnings after completion for the covered cohort.
A program median describes the middle reported outcome in that group. It is not a starting-salary offer or a prediction for every graduate, and an earnings comparison does not by itself explain why fields differ.
Compare these results with the subjects you want to study and the program’s reported award count. Awards measure degree output, not the number of people in the earnings sample.
Kennesaw State University awards bachelor's degrees across 48 fields with published four-year earnings, and Azimuth ranks 47 of them nationally. The highest-ranked program, Engineering Technologies/Technicians, holds an Azimuth national rank of #3 and a median of $89,729 four years after completion, with 55 degrees awarded.
Among the largest programs, the contrast between higher- and moderate-earning fields is clear. Mechanical Engineering leads at $88,860 and ranks #142 nationally on 259 degrees awarded, while Business Administration and Management reports $70,708 and an Azimuth national rank of #145 on 290 degrees awarded.
Further down the range, Psychology reaches $50,645 and ranks #160 nationally on 448 degrees awarded, illustrating the spread that accompanies the university's broad program mix.
Kennesaw State University fields 47 ranked bachelor's programs. Engineering Technologies/Technicians ranks #3 nationally, awarding 55 degrees and posting median earnings of $89,729 four years after completion.
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations follows at #5 nationally, awarding 28 degrees and posting median earnings of $79,147. Computer Programming ranks #7 with 42 degrees awarded and median earnings of $67,437.
Systems Engineering holds the #8 spot, awarding 45 degrees and earning a median of $89,696. Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians ranks #11 nationally with 23 degrees awarded and median earnings of $91,329.
Explore Kennesaw State University earnings by field · Cost and borrowing
Do Kennesaw State University graduates earn more than expected?
Kennesaw State University reports median earnings of $68,306 four years after completion. The reported value is $268 below Azimuth’s statistical expectation for the institution.
The difference compares the reported outcome with a model estimate. It does not compare matched students who attended different colleges, and it does not establish how much the institution caused earnings to change.
Read this measure alongside completion and individual program outcomes. It describes an institution-level result; it does not predict what a particular student will earn.
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- Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
- +$12,677
- Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
- -$12,945
- Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
- -$268
These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.
Further analysis
Earnings scenarios grounded in the university's program mix show a downside of $49,339, a typical outcome of $68,306, and an upside of $91,791. Anchoring the range in named programs, Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $103,054 four years after completion, while the largest program, Psychology, sits at $50,645.
Four years after completing their degrees, Kennesaw State University graduates earn a median of $68,306, placing the university in the 73rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure is above the $65,610 median at comparable institutions (same type and size) by $2,696.
The earnings cohort includes 6,808 completers. Graduates earn about $268 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level, a result that falls in the 53rd percentile.
Earnings scenarios, which reflect the university's program mix, range from $49,339 on the downside to $91,791 on the upside, with $68,306 as the typical outcome. An estimated 26.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a projection derived from program mix rather than observed enrollment.
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.
Four-year earnings are measured after completion for the covered federally aided cohort of people working and not enrolled. Measures taken six, eight or ten years after entry use a different starting point and should not be treated as one graduating class followed over time.
Program award counts describe credentials awarded, not current enrollment, unique graduates or earnings-sample size. Reporting periods differ across measures; the shared field definitions do not establish the exact vintage of every school-level value.
College Scorecard data and documentation · Model methodology