Master's · Savannah, Georgia
Is Public Health at South University-Savannah worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 7.2 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $75,687
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $57,381
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $61k (likely $61k – $61k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $16k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in GA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 7.2 years (likely 3.5–20+)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$82k (likely −$236k – $96k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $118k (likely −$207k – $486k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at South University-Savannah
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Master's)$220,550
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$145,627
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral)$134,136
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$129,131
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate)$120,256
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$119,307
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Master's)$101,300
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$91,363
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral)$80,174
- Information Science/Studies (Master's)$78,782
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$74,209
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$65,167
Public Health at other schools in Georgia
- Augusta University$89,528
- Emory University$88,896
- Morehouse School of Medicine$85,239
- University of Georgia$84,527
- Georgia State University$74,337
- Mercer University$73,262
- South University-Savannah Online$70,464
- Georgia Southern University$69,775
- Fort Valley State University$54,144