Bachelor's · Carrollton, Georgia
Is Fine and Studio Arts at University of West Georgia worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 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 7.1 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $37,967
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $49,027
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $25,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $50k (likely $50k – $69k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $12k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in GA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 7.1 years (likely 4.9–11.1)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$110k (likely −$186k – −$41k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $57k (likely −$81k – $211k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 44%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- not reported / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Other majors at University of West Georgia
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- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$65,853
Fine and Studio Arts at other schools in Georgia
- University of Georgia$53,300
- Kennesaw State University$47,221
- University of North Georgia$42,745
- Georgia State University$42,454
- Savannah College of Art and Design$41,153
- Agnes Scott College$40,587
- Georgia College & State University$37,109
- Columbus State University$35,560
- Georgia Southern University$34,659
- Valdosta State University$31,539