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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of Georgia

This page shows median first-year earnings for Georgia 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 $42,800 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $56,400. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

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

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer Science, with median first-year earnings of $67,200 , followed by Management Information Systems and Services at $65,000 , and Agricultural Engineering at $59,600 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree), with median first-year earnings of $120,600 , followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $103,100 , and Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) at $76,500 .

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

Median first-year earnings for University of Georgia graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) $120,600
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $103,100
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $76,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Doctoral Degree) $73,900
Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) $70,100
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Doctoral Degree) $67,100
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,000
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Doctoral Degree) $63,400
Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $59,600
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $58,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) $58,000
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,800
Law (First Professional Degree) $57,600
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $57,200
International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,300
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) $56,000
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,200
Insurance (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,400
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $52,400
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,200
Forestry (Master's Degree) $50,400
Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) $49,900
Real Estate (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,500
Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,400
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,600
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,800
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $45,200
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $45,100
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,100
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $44,700
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) $43,700
Landscape Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $42,400
Public Health (Master's Degree) $42,400
Journalism (Master's Degree) $41,900
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $41,200
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,600
Housing and Human Environments (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,600
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,800
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,400
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,700
Social Work (Master's Degree) $38,200
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,100
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,900
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,700
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $35,400
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,100
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,300
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,400
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,400
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,900
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,100
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,400
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,200
Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,000
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,200
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,000
Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degree) $25,400
Genetics (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,300
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,800
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,300
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,100
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,900
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma) $23,700
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,300
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,300
Cognitive Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,000
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,200
Biological and Physical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $20,300
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) $20,100
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,500
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,300
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,700
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $16,300

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=139959.

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

Last updated: August 2026