Bachelor's · Milledgeville, Georgia
Is Fine and Studio Arts at Georgia College & State 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
- $25,306
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $39,860
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $25,125
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $88k (likely $88k – $102k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $3k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 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
- −$243k (likely −$311k – −$169k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$177k (likely −$309k – −$15k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 60%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Fine and Studio Arts at other schools
Other majors at Georgia College & State University
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$113,221
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$98,271
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)$97,653
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$96,335
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$94,468
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$90,411
- Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)$86,894
- Physics (Bachelor's)$85,089
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$83,893
- Public Administration (Master's)$83,890
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$83,058
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$71,795
Fine and Studio Arts at other schools in Georgia
- University of Georgia$53,300
- Kennesaw State University$47,221
- University of West Georgia$45,644
- University of North Georgia$42,745
- Georgia State University$42,454
- Savannah College of Art and Design$41,153
- Agnes Scott College$40,587
- Columbus State University$35,560
- Georgia Southern University$34,659
- Valdosta State University$31,539