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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 21,029 Undergrads 54.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,563
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,531
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,236
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$16,531
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$53,236
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate54.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time85.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
89.6%
SAT Avg
1,057
SAT Reading
25th: 50055575th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 48054075th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: 182175th: 23
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$463k
+$67k
-$21k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$404k
+$7k
-$81k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$375k
-$21k
-$109k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
Never
-135%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-124%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-121%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-80%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Associate's Degrees
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,748
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$70,091
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$24,354
Earnings (5yr)
$65,227
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,217
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Apparel and Textiles
BachCIP: 1909
Median Debt
$25,875
Earnings (5yr)
$41,209
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$50,095
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,248
Earnings (5yr)
$69,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$28,850
Earnings (5yr)
$88,401
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,951
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$21,499
Earnings (5yr)
$76,963
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$15,183
Earnings (5yr)
$70,709
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,615
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (5yr)
$93,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Construction Engineering Technologies
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$24,225
Earnings (5yr)
$101,493
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$25,837
Earnings (5yr)
$53,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (2yr)
$36,668
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (5yr)
$20,376
Lifetime Value Added
-$351k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (5yr)
$91,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$43,613
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,551
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$27,250
Earnings (5yr)
$36,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,866
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
BachCIP: 1699
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,909
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,838
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,684
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,142
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$80,336
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$25,082
Earnings (5yr)
$41,651
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,630
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
BachCIP: 2299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,192
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,052
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$95,199
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,691
Earnings (5yr)
$66,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$23,850
Earnings (5yr)
$60,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (5yr)
$85,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
BachCIP: 3101
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (5yr)
$47,279
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (5yr)
$54,950
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$46,575
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (5yr)
$49,403
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$57,561
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$26,541
Earnings (5yr)
$40,905
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$78,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$75,615
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,489
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$52,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,396
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,142
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$21,830
Earnings (5yr)
$80,136
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$29,659
Earnings (5yr)
$92,336
Lifetime Value Added
+$343k
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
MastCIP: 0999
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,738
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$25,846
Earnings (5yr)
$63,316
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
$37,427
Earnings (5yr)
$69,297
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
MastCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$101,137
Lifetime Value Added
+$419k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$32,598
Earnings (5yr)
$71,138
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (5yr)
$63,590
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$31,995
Earnings (5yr)
$63,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$115,491
Lifetime Value Added
+$542k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,448
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,875
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$37,375
Earnings (5yr)
$48,315
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$29,249
Earnings (5yr)
$58,029
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Doctoral Degrees
Curriculum and Instruction
DocCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$55,423
Earnings (5yr)
$86,980
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$73,706
Earnings (5yr)
$80,950
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.