Which Middle Georgia State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Aviation graduates leave with a median of $22,700 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 Middle Georgia State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Middle Georgia State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,038 a year, and $16,390 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,361 a year.

How many Middle Georgia State programs report graduate pay?

11 bachelor's programs, one associate's program, and 2 certificate programs at Middle Georgia State report first-year pay, and 13 of them also report federal debt.

Middle Georgia State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Middle Georgia State University
Public university
Macon, GA
6,574 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

11 Middle Georgia State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,650), and Other Communication and Journalism the least ($28,024). The median program pays $38,638. Middle Georgia State also has one associate's program and 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,038Per year. Out-of-state $16,390

Average net price after aid$12,361Per year

Graduation rate25%Within 6 years

Admission rate100%Of applicants

All 11 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 153 graduates a year	$70,650	$80,931	$23,000	29th of 34
2	Business AdministrationAbout 135 graduates a year	$49,052	$55,026	$26,243	9th of 36
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 134 graduates a year	$47,825	$72,023	$25,988	13th of 13
4	Teacher EducationAbout 45 graduates a year	$41,634	$47,307	$23,125	12th of 23
5	AviationAbout 99 graduates a year	$41,028	$73,450	$22,700	1st of 1
6	Community Organization and AdvocacyAbout 5 graduates a year	$38,638	$40,354	$31,981	1st of 1
7	Criminal JusticeAbout 27 graduates a year	$35,930	$39,967	$30,500	12th of 23
8	BiologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$35,281	$45,479	$29,220	1st of 26
9	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 43 graduates a year	$34,613	$44,248	$32,239	7th of 9
10	PsychologyAbout 126 graduates a year	$28,262	$36,550	$27,585	13th of 28
11	Other Communication and JournalismAbout 18 graduates a year	$28,024	$50,718	$25,964	2nd of 2

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.

One associate's program

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
NursingAbout 53 graduates a year	$72,111	$76,586	$24,650	9th of 24

Program names link to the program's own page, and Georgia ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

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

Both certificate programs

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
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 29 graduates a year	$37,977	Not reported	$11,000	5th of 10
Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$25,531	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Aviation$22,700
Nursing$23,000
Teacher Education$23,125
Other Communication and Journalism$25,964
Computer and Information Science$25,988

Largest programs

NursingAbout 153 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 135 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 134 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 126 graduates a year
AviationAbout 99 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,650 in their first year, the most of 11 Middle Georgia 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