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

English graduates leave with a median of $22,638 in federal loans, the lowest among 20 Clayton State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Clayton State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,180 a year, and $16,532 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,365 a year.

How many Clayton State programs report graduate pay?

20 bachelor's programs, 2 associate's programs, and one certificate program at Clayton State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Clayton State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Clayton State University
Public university
Morrow, GA
4,348 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

20 Clayton State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($82,714), and Film and Photography the least ($15,952). The median program pays $34,871. Clayton State also has 2 associate's programs and one certificate program that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,180Per year. Out-of-state $16,532

Average net price after aid$8,365Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 6 years

Admission rate68%Of applicants

All 20 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 75 graduates a year	$82,714	$93,169	$37,783	3rd of 34
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 37 graduates a year	$61,318	$74,126	$39,458	7th of 13
3	Computer ScienceAbout 23 graduates a year	$56,328	Not reported	$31,000	6th of 6
4	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 31 graduates a year	$54,559	$60,588	$25,000	1st of 2
5	Business AdministrationAbout 90 graduates a year	$46,721	$54,637	$37,250	15th of 36
6	AccountingAbout 18 graduates a year	$42,756	$54,723	$45,375	13th of 15
7	MarketingAbout 22 graduates a year	$39,557	$56,312	$30,896	12th of 16
8	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year	$37,898	$50,621	$45,202	2nd of 5
9	Paralegal StudiesAbout 16 graduates a year	$36,407	$53,124	$40,792	2nd of 2
10	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 38 graduates a year	$35,248	$53,206	$48,925	5th of 9
11	CommunicationsAbout 21 graduates a year	$34,493	$39,837	$35,000	6th of 12
12	Health SciencesAbout 117 graduates a year	$34,006	Not reported	$31,000	2nd of 7
13	BusinessAbout 35 graduates a year	$33,735	$52,452	$41,146	11th of 12
14	BiologyAbout 49 graduates a year	$31,665	$51,651	$31,500	3rd of 26
15	Criminal JusticeAbout 25 graduates a year	$30,200	$49,418	$31,000	19th of 23
16	SociologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$29,834	Not reported	$40,687	9th of 12
17	Political ScienceAbout 3 graduates a year	$28,784	Not reported	$30,500	11th of 13
18	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 78 graduates a year	$27,532	$45,378	$35,448	1st of 2
19	EnglishAbout 14 graduates a year	$22,874	$46,084	$22,638	13th of 13
20	Film and PhotographyAbout 32 graduates a year	$15,952	Not reported	$27,896	4th of 4

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.

Both associate's programs

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Georgia
Information ScienceAbout 16 graduates a year	$43,702	Not reported	$35,925	1st of 1
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 34 graduates a year	$17,188	Not reported	$29,974	12th of 13

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Georgia" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Georgia.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Georgia
Paralegal StudiesAbout 22 graduates a year	$34,447	$48,395	$32,620	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$82,714
Computer and Information Science$61,318
Computer Science$56,328
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$54,559
Business Administration$46,721

Lowest median debt

English$22,638
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$25,000
Film and Photography$27,896
Political Science$30,500
Marketing$30,896

Largest programs

Health SciencesAbout 117 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 90 graduates a year
Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 78 graduates a year
NursingAbout 75 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $82,714 in their first year, the most of 20 Clayton 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