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

  • 7 programs report first-year pay
  • 7 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Georgia health sciences bachelor's program pays its graduates $30,522 in their first year, $4,076 less than the national median. South University-Savannah reports the highest first-year pay ($36,654), and Spelman College the lowest median debt ($25,155).

Median first-year pay$30,522National $34,598
Median pay after 5 years$41,178National $56,837
Median federal debt$31,000National $26,674
Debt-to-earnings97%National 75%

All 7 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.

Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia health sciences 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 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. South University-Savannah$36,654
  2. Clayton State$34,006
  3. Georgia Southern University$31,582
  4. University of West Georgia$30,522
  5. Columbus State$30,382

Lowest median debt

  1. Spelman College$25,155
  2. Columbus State$28,508
  3. University of West Georgia$29,708
  4. Clayton State$31,000
  5. Georgia Southern University$31,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Spelman College89%
  2. Clayton State91%
  3. Columbus State94%
  4. University of West Georgia97%
  5. Georgia Southern University98%

"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 health sciences, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Health Education Specialists

$99,400

Median pay in Georgia. 3,210 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $51,800Top 10%: $153,630

Community Health Workers

$50,680

Median pay in Georgia. 490 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $34,100Top 10%: $73,130

Common questions

South University-Savannah in Savannah reports the highest median first-year pay, $36,654. Its median federal debt is $57,500.

Related pages

Health Sciences (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked146 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 health sciences 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

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