Which Georgia finance program has the lowest debt?

University of North Georgia reports the lowest median federal debt, $16,650, with first-year pay of $51,044.

How much do finance graduates earn in Georgia?

The median across 9 Georgia finance bachelor's programs is $51,044 in the first year after graduating and $70,940 five years after.

How many finance bachelor's programs are in Georgia?

9 Georgia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Finance (Bachelor's) Programs in Georgia, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Finance and Financial Management Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Georgia finance bachelor's program pays its graduates $51,044 in their first year, $2,329 less than the national median. University of Georgia reports the highest first-year pay ($67,444), and University of North Georgia the lowest median debt ($16,650).

Median first-year pay$51,044National $53,373

Median pay after 5 years$70,940National $77,457

Median federal debt$24,656National $23,250

Debt-to-earnings46%National 44%

All 9 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of GeorgiaAthens · public	$67,444	$95,338	$20,299	30%
2	Georgia StateAtlanta · public	$56,344	$76,480	$24,250	43%
3	Kennesaw StateKennesaw · public	$54,428	$74,005	$25,000	46%
4	University of West GeorgiaCarrollton · public	$52,078	$70,940	$25,571	49%
5	University of North GeorgiaDahlonega · public	$51,044	$75,740	$16,650	33%
6	Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro · public	$50,753	$70,551	$24,656	49%
7	Mercer UniversityMacon · private nonprofit	$47,956	Not reported	$19,500	41%
8	Columbus StateColumbus · public	$46,812	$58,109	$25,488	54%
9	Valdosta StateValdosta · public	$43,532	$61,766	$26,562	61%

Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia finance program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Georgia medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to finance, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$103,730

Median pay in Georgia. 111,060 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $47,440Top 10%: $237,460

Financial Managers

$166,790

Median pay in Georgia. 21,390 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $94,040Top 10%: $315,890

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

$59,990

Median pay in Georgia. 14,950 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 35,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $46,900Top 10%: $169,180

Financial and Investment Analysts

$99,420

Median pay in Georgia. 9,780 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $66,140Top 10%: $167,700

Common questions

University of Georgia in Athens reports the highest median first-year pay, $67,444. Its median federal debt is $20,299.

Finance (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked407 programs by pay and 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.
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.
Medians are across the finance bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024