Employment and Earnings Outcomes of Georgia s Graduates from Colleges/Universities By 2025 over 60 percent of jobs in Georgia will likely require some form of a college education whether a certificate associate s degree or bachelor s degree.1 Expected earnings are an important factor in making the decision on whether to pursue a certain program of study (major) but these data have not previously been publicly available. The Georgia Higher Learning and Earnings Snapshot previews earnings information for Georgia technical college and college/university graduates who work in Georgia after earning their degree. The full report and an interactive dashboard are available at learnearn.gosa.ga.gov. Generally students who earn higher education certificates or degrees earn more than those who do not.2 In addition earning degrees beyond a bachelor s typically leads to higher earnings than those who have just a bachelor s degree.3 Certificates require the shortest length of time to earn in many cases less than a year depending on how many classes a student takes at once. Associate s degrees typically take at least two years of full-time study and bachelor s degrees take at least four years of full-time study. All degree types beyond bachelor s on the chart below require a student to have at least a bachelor s degree before he/she can start the program. $100 000 $90 000 Median Earnings by Degree Category $94 034 $80 000 $73 356$73 350 $70 000 $60 000 $65 373 $59 790 $63 533 $63 078 $50 000 $51 542 $45 299 $39 469 $40 000 $30 175 $33 640 $34 362 $30 000 $25 565 $20 000 $10 000 $0 Certificate Associate s Bachelor s Master s Education PhD Specialist One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation Professional 1 Earnings Differ Widely by Program of Study There is a wide variety of median earnings within each of these categories. The graphs below show the first and fifth year earnings for the five most popular and the five highest earning certificates associate s bachelor s and master s degrees. Earnings by Most Popular Certificates $40 000 $35 000 $30 000 $25 000 $20 000 $15 000 $20 855 $16 088 $27 086 $22 980 $28 556 $25 475 $34 212 $29 080 $36 899 $29 171 $10 000 $5 000 $0 Personal and Culinary Business and Related Health Professions Precision Production Mechanic and Repair Services Services and Related Technologies Programs One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation $45 000 $40 000 $35 000 $30 000 $25 000 $20 000 $15 000 $10 000 $5 000 $0 Earnings by Highest Earning Certificates $34 739 $29 050 $34 212 $29 080 $36 899 $29 171 $38 189 $29 910 Transportation and Precision Production Mechanic and Repair Construction Trades Materials Moving Technologies One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation $38 550 $31 941 Engineering Technologies and Related Fields 2 $60 000 $50 000 $40 000 $30 000 $20 000 Earnings by Most Popular Associate s $31 742 $24 493 $32 732 $27 265 $34 481 $29 465 $40 519 $32 305 $50 954 $46 847 $10 000 $0 General Studies and Business and Related Law Enforcement and Computer and Health Professions Humanities Services Related Services Information Sciences and Related Programs One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation $60 000 $50 000 $40 000 $30 000 Earnings by Highest Earning Associate s $34 481 $29 465 $40 519 $32 305 $42 819 $35 958 $50 853 $37 623 $50 954 $46 847 $20 000 $10 000 $0 Law Enforcement and Computer and Engineering Mechanic and Repair Health Professions Related Services Information Sciences Technologies and Technologies and Related Related Fields Programs One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation 3 $70 000 $60 000 $50 000 $40 000 $30 000 $20 000 $10 000 $0 Earnings by Most Popular Bachelor s $34 889 $24 756 $39 579 $28 538 $39 972 $33 837 $51 293 $38 683 $57 480 $52 867 Psychology Social Sciences Education Business and Related Health Professions Services and Related Programs One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation $90 000 $80 000 $70 000 $60 000 $50 000 $40 000 $30 000 $20 000 $10 000 $0 Earnings by Highest Earning Bachelor s $54 955 $40 901 $63 417 $49 690 $68 517 $51 513 $57 480 $52 867 Architecture and Related Services Engineering Computer and Health Professions Technologies and Information Sciences and Related Related Fields Programs One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation $76 979 $60 160 Engineering 4 Earnings by Most Popular Master s $100 000 $90 000 $80 000 $70 000 $60 000 $50 000 $40 000 $30 000 $20 000 $10 000 $0 $47 026 $38 448 Public Administration and Social Services $52 493 $47 218 Education $72 107 $63 410 $93 612 $69 404 $88 437 $72 334 Health Professions Business and Related Computer and and Related Services Information Sciences Programs One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation $100 000 $90 000 $80 000 $70 000 $60 000 $50 000 $40 000 $30 000 $20 000 $10 000 $0 Earnings by Highest Earning Master s $93 612 $59 600 $51 840 $64 533 $52 159 $72 107 $63 410 $69 404 $88 437 $72 334 Social Sciences Architecture and Related Services Health Professions Business and Related Computer and and Related Support Services Information Sciences Programs One Year After Graduation Five Years After Graduation 5 Summary BeforeBcehfoooresinchgoaopsrinogramproofgsrtaumdyo sftsutduednyt sstaunddents anpdarepnatrsenshtsoushldoeuxldamexinaempinoteepnotitael nastioalneeafrancitnogrsinas one fatchteodr eincitshioend. 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