Which University of West Georgia major has the lowest debt?

Anthropology graduates leave with a median of $22,782 in federal loans, the lowest among 24 University of West Georgia bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of West Georgia cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,088 a year, and $17,800 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,786 a year.

How many University of West Georgia programs report graduate pay?

25 bachelor's programs at University of West Georgia report first-year pay, and 24 of them also report federal debt.

University of West Georgia Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Carrollton, GA
7,520 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

25 University of West Georgia bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($77,140), and Theatre the least ($13,357). The median program pays $33,839.

In-state tuition and fees$6,088Per year. Out-of-state $17,800

Average net price after aid$12,786Per year

Graduation rate43%Within 6 years

Admission rate52%Of applicants

All 25 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 176 graduates a year	$77,140	$92,868	$25,000	15th of 34
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$69,653	$98,657	$26,823	3rd of 13
3	AccountingAbout 38 graduates a year	$53,940	$67,825	$23,750	5th of 15
4	FinanceAbout 48 graduates a year	$52,078	$70,940	$25,571	4th of 9
5	Business AdministrationAbout 152 graduates a year	$44,392	$56,902	$26,000	18th of 36
6	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 12 graduates a year	$43,308	$51,938	$27,000	3rd of 10
7	Management Information SystemsAbout 67 graduates a year	$42,494	$64,877	$26,916	4th of 4
8	Teacher EducationAbout 95 graduates a year	$41,744	$47,200	$25,217	10th of 23
9	MarketingAbout 89 graduates a year	$40,562	$58,070	$26,625	10th of 16
10	EconomicsAbout 8 graduates a year	$39,899	$58,939	$25,250	6th of 6
11	HistoryAbout 18 graduates a year	$35,074	$48,446	$29,990	2nd of 11
12	SociologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$34,393	$41,213	$28,875	4th of 12
13	CriminologyAbout 99 graduates a year	$33,839	$48,072	$28,500	2nd of 2
14	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 4 graduates a year	$33,344	Not reported	$25,500	2nd of 2
15	Political ScienceAbout 25 graduates a year	$31,706	$49,990	$30,000	8th of 13
16	AnthropologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$31,619	Not reported	$22,782	2nd of 5
17	Recreation ManagementAbout 56 graduates a year	$31,492	$53,752	$28,750	1st of 1
18	Health SciencesAbout 73 graduates a year	$30,522	Not reported	$29,708	4th of 7
19	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 39 graduates a year	$28,612	$48,266	$24,723	1st of 2
20	BiologyAbout 115 graduates a year	$28,550	$51,526	$26,208	12th of 26
21	JournalismAbout 102 graduates a year	$27,268	$48,565	$27,000	7th of 8
22	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 36 graduates a year	$25,093	$43,410	$31,000	3rd of 12
23	PsychologyAbout 169 graduates a year	$25,058	$44,775	$26,000	25th of 28
24	EnglishAbout 24 graduates a year	$24,055	$34,350	$26,657	10th of 13
25	TheatreAbout 3 graduates a year	$13,357	Not reported	Not reported	7th 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.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Anthropology$22,782
Accounting$23,750
Communication Sciences and Disorders$24,723
Nursing$25,000
Teacher Education$25,217

Largest programs

NursingAbout 176 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 169 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 152 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 115 graduates a year
JournalismAbout 102 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $77,140 in their first year, the most of 25 University of West Georgia 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