Georgia State University

Georgia State University is a public college in Atlanta, GA. Its average net price is $12,365 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$10,899
$30,001 to $48,000$10,748
$48,001 to $75,000$11,521
$75,001 to $110,000$15,297
$110,001 and up$17,561
$8,664Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,320Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$12,365Average Net Price
$13,706Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,000Books and Supplies
$5,390Other Expenses
56.5%Students on Pell Grants
39.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

55.4%Acceptance Rate
480 to 590SAT Reading, Middle Half
460 to 590SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$43,678
8 years after entry$48,565
10 years after entry$51,903
51.0%Graduation Rate
79.9%Retention Rate
$21,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Atlanta, GALocation
Large citySetting
26,623Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$55,821 n=170$23,250 n=146
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$88,864 Small program - rough guide n=54$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biology$32,551 n=330$22,984 n=325
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,125 n=246$27,000 n=157
Business/Managerial Economics$57,980 Small program - rough guide n=82$19,625 Small program - rough guide n=60
Chemistry$37,418 Small program - rough guide n=84$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=54
Communications$38,465 Small program - rough guide n=83$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Computational Science$75,740 National median for this major n=203Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$68,155 n=443$21,500 n=301
Computer Science$76,531 n=411$19,000 n=345
Criminal Justice$40,441 n=218$24,375 n=194
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$69,638 National median for this major n=3,591Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Economics$47,173 n=114$24,850 Small program - rough guide n=77
English Language and Literature, General$36,039 Small program - rough guide n=99$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=87
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=44
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$28,413 n=283$23,000 n=287
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,321 n=337$23,250 n=227
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$24,282 Small program - rough guide n=32$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$29,532 Small program - rough guide n=58$25,957 Small program - rough guide n=36
Hospitality Administration/Management$47,740 Small program - rough guide n=54$26,999 Small program - rough guide n=37
Insurance$70,639 Small program - rough guide n=57Not published
Journalism$38,581 n=252$27,000 n=134
Languages and Linguistics$32,879 Small program - rough guide n=43$25,246 Small program - rough guide n=30
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$63,285 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Marketing$50,224 n=331$22,250 n=301
Mathematics$50,879 Small program - rough guide n=43Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$37,989 n=482$27,000 n=624
Music$32,015 Small program - rough guide n=38$25,428 Small program - rough guide n=40
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$33,208 Small program - rough guide n=85$22,564 Small program - rough guide n=88
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999$28,375 Small program - rough guide n=32
Political Science and Government$41,815 n=243$23,250 n=219
Psychology$35,097 n=495$24,750 n=573
Public Health$41,330 n=118$28,500 n=135
Public Policy Analysis$49,225 Small program - rough guide n=34$25,125 Small program - rough guide n=40
Real Estate$54,335 Small program - rough guide n=42$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=38
Registered Nursing$92,462 n=239$21,750 n=149
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,239 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Social Work$39,245 Small program - rough guide n=44$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=91
Sociology$39,012 n=174$31,000 n=146
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$36,853 n=230$27,958 n=169
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$37,566 n=126$26,394 n=138
Teaching$52,550 n=165$25,918 n=113
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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