Career outcomes brief

University of West Georgia Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

How much do University of West Georgia graduates earn?

The reported median is $58,022 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $721 per year.

Access is the strongest at University of West Georgia, but return is the point of caution. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 32nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $6,003 less than expects for similar students. That earnings-beyond-expectations measure, the gap between graduate earnings and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 32nd 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 $5,067. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $11,070.

Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $58,022 four years after completion; Azimuth places that figure in the 44th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions with the same type and size, is $57,301, with earnings $721 above it.

The return picture is mixed: earnings sit above peers but below the model’s expectation.

Earnings differ sharply by field: earnings scenarios extend from $44,365 on the downside to $76,263 on the upside. These are scenarios based on program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

Among the higher-earning fields, Computer and Information Sciences has median earnings of $93,769 four years after completion, Nursing posts $86,904, and Finance reaches $72,717. The modeled range and these program medians show distinct earnings paths by field.

Graduate study is relevant when interpreting earnings four years after completion. An estimated 31.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

The earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, leaving those continuing their education outside that snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $58,022
Rank for difference from expectations: 32nd percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of West Georgia reported median: $58,022
Peer schools comparable schools · $721 below University of West Georgia: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $6,003 above University of West Georgia: $64,025

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: $44,365
Median · reported: $58,022
Higher estimate: $76,263

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 University of West Georgia 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.

University of West Georgia graduates’ reported earnings are $6,003 below that expectation, the 32nd 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 University of West Georgia caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of West Georgia report the highest earnings?

The listed programs span higher and more moderate earnings four years after completion. Nursing had median earnings of $86,904 four years after completion and 155 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #184 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Management Information Systems and Services recorded $70,574 and 63 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #67 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Health Sciences posted $43,308 with 75 degrees awarded; Azimuth places it #73 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

These figures show higher earnings in the first two fields and a more moderate figure in the third.

The program roster includes several highly ranked fields with markedly different earnings figures. Business accounts for 26.1% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, and Azimuth has national rankings for 21 fields at University of West Georgia.

Azimuth ranks Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management #14 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field; it awarded 58 degrees, and median earnings four years after completion were $49,799. Criminology ranks #40, with 101 degrees awarded and $50,048 in median earnings four years after completion.

Management Information Systems and Services ranks #67, awarded 63 degrees, and had median earnings of $70,574 four years after completion.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Computer and Information Sciences, General: $93,769
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $86,904
Finance and Financial Management Services: $72,717
Management Information Systems and Services: $70,574
Accounting and Related Services: $70,405
Marketing: $63,104
Business Administration, Management and Operations: $62,588
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences: $60,355

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

Further analysis

Program mix yields a wide modeled range, so field choice matters in the earnings picture. The downside earnings scenario is $44,365, the typical scenario is $58,022, and the upside scenario is $76,263.

At the high end, Computer and Information Sciences has median earnings of $93,769 four years after completion; among the largest programs, Psychology is lowest at $43,731. These earnings scenarios show variation by field, not observed groups.

At University of West Georgia, access is the strongest Azimuth pillar, while graduate earnings sit lower among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completion, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $58,022.

The measure covers 2,692 completers, and Azimuth places it in the 44th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Modeled from the program mix, the typical earnings scenario is $58,022, with a downside scenario of $44,365 and an upside scenario of $76,263.

These are scenarios rather than observed groups, showing the range associated with different program mixes. An estimated 31.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. The scenarios show that program choice matters within the university.

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.