Which Georgia marketing program has the lowest debt?

University of Georgia reports the lowest median federal debt, $20,000, with first-year pay of $51,951.

How much do marketing graduates earn in Georgia?

The median across 16 Georgia marketing bachelor's programs is $42,494 in the first year after graduating and $58,231 five years after.

How many marketing bachelor's programs are in Georgia?

16 Georgia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

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

16 programs report first-year pay
16 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Marketing

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Georgia marketing bachelor's program pays its graduates $42,494 in their first year, $2,074 less than the national median. University of Georgia reports the highest first-year pay ($51,951), and University of Georgia the lowest median debt ($20,000).

Median first-year pay$42,494National $44,567

Median pay after 5 years$58,231National $64,125

Median federal debt$25,995National $24,250

Debt-to-earnings60%National 53%

All 16 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	$51,951	$82,677	$20,000	38%
2	Georgia CollegeMilledgeville · public	$49,540	$66,507	$24,000	48%
3	Augusta UniversityAugusta · public	$49,144	$52,502	$27,000	55%
4	Kennesaw StateKennesaw · public	$47,158	$67,292	$25,198	53%
5	Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro · public	$46,640	$66,246	$25,762	55%
6	Berry CollegeMount Berry · private nonprofit	$45,374	$58,392	$26,000	57%
7	Mercer UniversityMacon · private nonprofit	$44,203	$58,407	$25,990	59%
8	University of North GeorgiaDahlonega · public	$43,504	$64,133	$21,500	49%
9	Valdosta StateValdosta · public	$41,483	$45,861	$27,500	66%
10	University of West GeorgiaCarrollton · public	$40,562	$58,070	$26,625	66%
11	Georgia StateAtlanta · public	$40,414	$65,896	$25,000	62%
12	Clayton StateMorrow · public	$39,557	$56,312	$30,896	78%
13	Georgia Southwestern StateAmericus · public	$38,580	$38,336	$24,123	63%
14	Albany StateAlbany · public	$37,120	$48,399	$27,000	73%
15	Columbus StateColumbus · public	$34,223	$55,417	$28,500	83%
16	Savannah StateSavannah · public	$29,976	Not reported	$34,175	114%

Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia marketing 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 16 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 marketing, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

$75,850

Median pay in Georgia. 27,810 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 82,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $37,700Top 10%: $148,910

Sales Managers

$159,890

Median pay in Georgia. 17,690 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $79,560Top 10%: $292,490

Marketing Managers

$160,760

Median pay in Georgia. 8,510 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 34,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $94,390Top 10%: $277,180

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$103,810

Median pay in Georgia. 2,800 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $54,910Top 10%: $172,950

Common questions

University of Georgia in Athens reports the highest median first-year pay, $51,951. Its median federal debt is $20,000.

Marketing (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked471 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 marketing 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