Master's · Statesboro, Georgia
Is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Georgia Southern University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $70,660
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $64,644
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $27,647
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $29k (likely $29k – $29k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $4k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in GA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$142k (likely −$273k – $12k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$147k (likely −$399k – $156k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$116,006
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Master's)$112,011
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- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$101,350
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)$95,844
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$95,467
- Public Health (Doctoral)$95,128
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$92,026
- Curriculum and Instruction (Doctoral)$91,534
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$90,092
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$87,731
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$83,785
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at other schools in Georgia
- Valdosta State University$76,119
- Georgia Southwestern State University$67,616
- University of West Georgia$65,853
- Georgia State University$64,531
- Piedmont University$62,811
- Georgia College & State University$62,561
- University of Georgia$59,594
- University of North Georgia$56,876
- Columbus State University$55,130