Dalton State College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Dalton, GA
- 4,553 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
9 Dalton State College bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($78,830), and Public Relations and Advertising the least ($29,594). The median program pays $37,856. Dalton State College also has 2 associate's programs and one certificate program that report pay.
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 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 names link to the program's own page, and Georgia ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
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 names link to the program's own page, and Georgia ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
Quick picks: bachelor's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$78,830
- Accounting$51,841
- Business Administration$43,424
- Teacher Education$39,889
- Criminal Justice$37,856
Lowest median debt
- Biology$10,323
- Criminal Justice$10,550
- Nursing$17,312
- Psychology$18,061
- Teacher Education$18,400
Largest programs
- Business AdministrationAbout 91 graduates a year
- Teacher EducationAbout 50 graduates a year
- BiologyAbout 42 graduates a year
- Criminal JusticeAbout 33 graduates a year
- PsychologyAbout 24 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $78,830 in their first year, the most of 9 Dalton State College bachelor's programs that report pay.
Biology graduates leave with a median of $10,323 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Dalton State College bachelor's programs that report debt.
In-state tuition and fees are $3,336 a year, and $10,656 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,012 a year.
9 bachelor's programs, 2 associate's programs, and one certificate program at Dalton State College report first-year pay, and 10 of them also report federal debt.
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