Cost, debt & salary

Is Georgia Southern University worth it? What it costs, and what graduates earn

You would borrow a median $23,250 — about $264 a month for ten years. Graduates earn a median $53,236 ten years after starting, so the debt clears in roughly 1.7 years of the salary premium.

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Is it worth the money?

Be careful — the salary here takes noticeably longer than average to clear the debt.

You borrow $23,250 median federal debt at graduation
You repay $264/mo standard 10-year federal plan
You earn $53,236 median, 10 years after entry · beats 40%
Debt clears in 1.7 yrs ranked 533 of 810

What that feels like each month Repayment against the salary that has to cover it.

Gross monthly pay
$4,436
Loan repayment
$264
Share of your pay
6%
0%15% — the comfort line25%

Under roughly 15% of gross pay, repayment is generally considered manageable alongside rent and living costs.

Cut the debt before you borrow it

Every dollar you win is a dollar you never repay — and it moves the 1.7-year payback above. We list 1 scholarship tied to Georgia Southern University.

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How Georgia Southern University compares Against the 810 US universities we grade on payback.

The typical graded university clears its debt in 1.3 years on median earnings of $57,146 against $22,500 of debt. Georgia Southern University takes longer than that, and its graduates earn $13,716 a year more than a US worker with only a high-school diploma.

Nearby universityGradeDebtEarningsPayback
University of North Georgia Georgia C $17,750 $50,135 1.7 yrs
Agnes Scott College Georgia C $26,749 $56,274 1.6 yrs
Brenau University Georgia D $27,000 $54,003 1.9 yrs
Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia D $18,851 $48,757 2 yrs
Kennesaw State University Georgia C $23,833 $57,552 1.3 yrs

Georgia Southern University — the money questions

How much do graduates of Georgia Southern University earn?
Median earnings are $53,236 a year, measured ten years after students first enrolled — from tax records, not a survey. That is higher than 40% of the US universities we hold figures for.
How much debt will I have at Georgia Southern University?
The median graduate leaves with $23,250 of federal loans. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $264 a month — roughly 6% of the median graduate's monthly pay before tax.
How long does a degree from Georgia Southern University take to pay for itself?
About 1.7 years of the salary premium — the amount graduates earn above the $39,520 a US worker with only a high-school diploma makes. That ranks it 533 of 810 US universities we grade on payback.
Can scholarships reduce this debt?
Yes — we list 1 scholarship tied to Georgia Southern University. Each award you win comes straight off the borrowing above, and the payback figure falls with it.
Do these numbers apply to my subject?
No. The Department of Education publishes one figure per institution, so nursing, engineering and fine art students at Georgia Southern University all sit inside the same median. Treat it as the size of the financial risk, not a salary forecast for your course.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard — earnings and debt cover students who received federal financial aid and blend every subject taught at the institution. Figures imported 28 Aug 2026. This page is information, not financial advice.