Which Albany State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Marketing graduates leave with a median of $27,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 9 Albany State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Albany State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,656 a year, and $17,008 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,898 a year.

How many Albany State programs report graduate pay?

9 bachelor's programs and 5 associate's programs at Albany State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Albany State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Albany State University
Public university
Albany, GA
5,956 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Albany State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($77,491), and Psychology the least ($26,187). The median program pays $31,868. Albany State also has 5 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,656Per year. Out-of-state $17,008

Average net price after aid$11,898Per year

Graduation rate31%Within 6 years

All 9 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Georgia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Georgia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Georgia
1	NursingAbout 106 graduates a year	$77,491	$108,162	$32,324	14th of 34
2	Teacher EducationAbout 27 graduates a year	$39,031	$51,075	$31,000	21st of 23
3	MarketingAbout 13 graduates a year	$37,120	$48,399	$27,000	14th of 16
4	Business AdministrationAbout 53 graduates a year	$35,784	$46,195	$31,000	31st of 36
5	Criminal JusticeAbout 93 graduates a year	$31,868	$41,180	$31,000	17th of 23
6	BiologyAbout 45 graduates a year	$30,588	$47,427	$30,745	7th of 26
7	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 12 graduates a year	$29,798	Not reported	$30,660	1st of 3
8	Other EducationAbout 121 graduates a year	$28,034	$33,826	$31,000	1st of 1
9	PsychologyAbout 40 graduates a year	$26,187	$41,281	$30,718	20th of 28

Program names link to the program's own page, and Georgia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Georgia programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 5 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Georgia" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Georgia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Georgia
1	NursingAbout 164 graduates a year	$79,737	$70,644	$27,482	3rd of 24
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 25 graduates a year	$57,291	Not reported	$23,116	5th of 16
3	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$50,815	Not reported	$15,179	2nd of 2
4	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 18 graduates a year	$46,061	Not reported	$24,626	3rd of 7
5	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 384 graduates a year	$28,576	$41,468	$20,149	2nd of 13

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Marketing$27,000
Visual and Performing Arts$30,660
Psychology$30,718
Biology$30,745
Teacher Education$31,000

Largest programs

Other EducationAbout 121 graduates a year
NursingAbout 106 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 93 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 53 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 45 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $77,491 in their first year, the most of 9 Albany State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Georgia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels