Which Georgia Southern University major has the lowest debt?

English graduates leave with a median of $23,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 46 Georgia Southern University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Georgia Southern University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,022 a year, and $17,734 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,267 a year.

How many Georgia Southern University programs report graduate pay?

47 bachelor's programs at Georgia Southern University report first-year pay, and 46 of them also report federal debt.

Georgia Southern University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Statesboro, GA
21,790 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

47 Georgia Southern University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Manufacturing Engineering pays the most in the first year ($83,438), and Theatre the least ($16,586). The median program pays $34,977.

In-state tuition and fees$6,022Per year. Out-of-state $17,734

Average net price after aid$15,267Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Admission rate88%Of applicants

All 47 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	Manufacturing EngineeringAbout 15 graduates a year	$83,438	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 55 graduates a year	$75,859	$91,083	$27,000	2nd of 4
3	NursingAbout 339 graduates a year	$72,741	$78,490	$27,277	27th of 34
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 151 graduates a year	$68,462	$85,716	$25,500	3rd of 4
5	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 118 graduates a year	$67,235	$101,493	$26,000	1st of 1
6	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 90 graduates a year	$63,616	$93,792	$23,750	5th of 13
7	Civil EngineeringAbout 59 graduates a year	$63,195	$76,963	$26,250	4th of 4
8	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 26 graduates a year	$62,447	$70,709	$27,000	2nd of 3
9	Management Information SystemsAbout 30 graduates a year	$59,373	$95,199	$23,375	2nd of 4
10	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 84 graduates a year	$58,026	$65,227	$28,000	3rd of 3
11	Information ScienceAbout 93 graduates a year	$52,435	$80,336	$29,000	2nd of 6
12	FinanceAbout 113 graduates a year	$50,753	$70,551	$24,656	6th of 9
13	Business AdministrationAbout 275 graduates a year	$48,374	$69,063	$25,000	10th of 36
14	MarketingAbout 218 graduates a year	$46,640	$66,246	$25,762	5th of 16
15	AccountingAbout 74 graduates a year	$44,094	$70,091	$23,363	12th of 15
16	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 22 graduates a year	$41,063	$54,142	$27,000	6th of 10
17	Teacher EducationAbout 209 graduates a year	$40,641	$49,396	$26,750	16th of 23
18	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 67 graduates a year	$39,355	Not reported	$26,000	2nd of 6
19	Business EconomicsAbout 20 graduates a year	$39,233	$88,401	$29,580	5th of 5
20	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 53 graduates a year	$35,649	$57,561	$25,000	3rd of 4
21	CriminologyAbout 155 graduates a year	$35,588	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 2
22	MathematicsAbout 14 graduates a year	$35,511	$60,055	$24,650	4th of 4
23	Criminal JusticeGraduates a year not reported	$35,266	$53,060	$32,375	14th of 23
24	ChemistryAbout 32 graduates a year	$34,977	$65,951	$23,500	3rd of 7
25	SociologyAbout 29 graduates a year	$34,627	$43,129	$26,500	3rd of 12
26	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 133 graduates a year	$34,576	$47,052	$31,000	3rd of 5
27	JournalismAbout 19 graduates a year	$33,798	$49,630	$27,000	3rd of 8
28	Public HealthAbout 40 graduates a year	$33,716	$49,403	$28,500	6th of 7
29	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$33,408	Not reported	$28,157	2nd of 4
30	EnglishAbout 37 graduates a year	$32,811	$43,613	$23,250	3rd of 13
31	Health SciencesAbout 47 graduates a year	$31,582	Not reported	$31,000	3rd of 7
32	Writing and RhetoricAbout 63 graduates a year	$31,447	$43,489	$25,000	2nd of 4
33	Parks and RecreationAbout 23 graduates a year	$31,086	$47,279	$24,936	1st of 1
34	Political ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year	$30,407	$54,950	$27,243	9th of 13
35	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 57 graduates a year	$29,387	$39,142	$30,500	2nd of 3
36	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 260 graduates a year	$29,320	$58,072	$25,338	7th of 15
37	Apparel and TextilesAbout 53 graduates a year	$28,911	$41,209	$29,250	2nd of 2
38	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 12 graduates a year	$28,360	$75,615	$24,700	1st of 1
39	International RelationsAbout 10 graduates a year	$27,664	$41,651	$25,008	5th of 5
40	Other Foreign LanguagesAbout 25 graduates a year	$27,644	$50,909	$26,120	1st of 1
41	BiologyAbout 186 graduates a year	$27,195	$50,095	$25,755	15th of 26
42	HistoryAbout 25 graduates a year	$26,784	$46,597	$24,241	10th of 11
43	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 32 graduates a year	$26,396	Not reported	$26,004	2nd of 2
44	PsychologyAbout 275 graduates a year	$26,313	$46,575	$25,000	19th of 28
45	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 37 graduates a year	$24,934	$40,905	$28,000	5th of 7
46	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 32 graduates a year	$21,214	$36,596	$29,500	10th of 12
47	TheatreAbout 4 graduates a year	$16,586	$20,376	$27,000	6th of 7

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Manufacturing Engineering$83,438
Electrical Engineering$75,859
Nursing$72,741
Mechanical Engineering$68,462
Construction Engineering Technology$67,235

Lowest median debt

English$23,250
Accounting$23,363
Management Information Systems$23,375
Chemistry$23,500
Computer and Information Science$23,750

Largest programs

NursingAbout 339 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 275 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 275 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 260 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 218 graduates a year

Common questions

Manufacturing Engineering graduates earn a median of $83,438 in their first year, the most of 47 Georgia Southern University 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