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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Georgia Southern University

This page shows median first-year earnings for GS graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $34,600 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $44,800. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Management Information Systems and Services, with median first-year earnings of $64,100 , followed by Mechanical Engineering at $62,400 , and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $61,000 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $90,900 , followed by Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) at $84,500 , and Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) at $65,600 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Georgia Southern University graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Georgia Southern University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $90,900
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $84,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) $65,600
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,100
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $63,200
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,400
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,000
Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,900
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $59,200
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,700
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $55,800
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,500
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,300
Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) $52,200
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,900
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,800
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $46,000
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $45,600
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,000
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,400
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $44,100
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $44,000
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,900
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $39,600
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,400
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,100
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,100
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,000
Public Health (Master's Degree) $34,900
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (Master's Degree) $34,000
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,900
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,600
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,100
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,100
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,700
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,100
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,400
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,900
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,000
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,900
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,700
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,100
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,100
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,600
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,400
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,100
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,100
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,300
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $16,700

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=139931.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026