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UGA Majors
UGA awards bachelor's degrees in 100 fields, about 8,646 a year. The largest are Psychology, Biology, Finance.
| Major | Degrees a year | Earnings, 1 year out | Earnings, 4 years out | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 591 | $29,874 | $59,446 | $21,552 |
| Biology | 573 | $27,638 | $60,366 | $23,096 |
| Finance | 545 | $67,444 | $97,364 | $20,299 |
| Marketing | 398 | $51,951 | $85,785 | $20,000 |
| Management Information Systems | 369 | $78,190 | $113,184 | $19,500 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | 298 | $45,326 | $74,531 | $21,787 |
| Political Science | 266 | $39,842 | $70,877 | $22,171 |
| Insurance | 252 | $64,131 | $94,729 | $22,394 |
| Computer Science | 247 | $79,546 | $107,397 | $22,500 |
| Business Administration | 243 | $56,630 | $80,881 | $19,500 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 239 | $33,108 | $67,275 | $22,250 |
| International Relations | 221 | $39,275 | $70,510 | $19,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 179 | $73,872 | $88,366 | $22,814 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 178 | $53,094 | $84,675 | $22,419 |
| Public Health | 169 | $39,534 | $78,085 | $21,500 |
| Real Estate | 162 | $55,655 | $78,372 | $24,027 |
| Journalism | 149 | $36,636 | $60,729 | $21,120 |
| Studio Art | 148 | $34,056 | $53,300 | $21,947 |
| Accounting | 145 | $64,058 | $93,260 | $23,250 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 135 | $31,392 | $59,664 | $23,466 |
| Broadcasting and Digital Media | 115 | $32,556 | $45,555 | $25,000 |
| International Business | 115 | $67,371 | $109,345 | $15,820 |
| Communications | 107 | $44,283 | $68,319 | $22,500 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 107 | $48,620 | $74,107 | $22,652 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 107 | $25,508 | $58,123 | $20,600 |
| Criminal Justice | 105 | $37,405 | $50,717 | $22,978 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 100 | $27,724 | $70,867 | $24,710 |
| Animal Sciences | 97 | $31,769 | $61,176 | $22,250 |
| English Language and Literature | 95 | $23,022 | $51,988 | $21,500 |
| Subject-Area Teacher Education | 94 | $43,129 | $56,024 | $20,750 |
| Sociology | 94 | $32,530 | $61,124 | $20,625 |
| Teacher Education | 89 | $46,162 | $52,240 | $18,229 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 86 | $49,611 | $75,921 | $20,682 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 82 | $37,643 | $61,955 | $25,500 |
| Economics | 81 | $49,725 | $82,438 | $16,924 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 78 | $67,975 | $19,500 | |
| History | 77 | $26,983 | $50,721 | $20,500 |
| Romance Languages | 65 | $33,169 | $63,942 | $22,760 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 64 | $25,724 | $49,436 | $15,977 |
| Civil Engineering | 63 | $73,327 | $87,684 | $26,744 |
| Genetics | 57 | $19,112 | $20,375 | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 53 | $34,212 | $59,534 | $24,804 |
| Mathematics | 52 | $47,188 | $65,436 | $20,645 |
| Anthropology | 51 | $20,396 | $42,667 | $20,366 |
| Electrical Engineering | 49 | $73,307 | $98,280 | $23,963 |
| Cognitive Science | 49 | $41,362 | $69,169 | $15,750 |
| Statistics | 45 | $53,743 | $83,092 | $19,306 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 44 | $17,864 | $22,420 | |
| Chemistry | 43 | $31,893 | $19,493 | |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 42 | $62,842 | $93,156 | $25,091 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 41 | $22,354 | $44,818 | $25,154 |
| Landscape Architecture | 41 | $54,777 | $74,983 | $27,000 |
| Social Work | 39 | $32,534 | $48,747 | $24,314 |
| Biotechnology | 37 | |||
| Geography and Cartography | 36 | $26,801 | $22,133 | |
| Music | 36 | $15,289 | $22,344 | |
| Philosophy | 35 | $27,000 | ||
| Computer Engineering | 32 | $77,882 | $99,739 | $17,528 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 32 | $37,864 | $23,214 | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 31 | $43,137 | $51,259 | $25,000 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 29 | $62,915 | $81,604 | $22,143 |
| Housing and Human Environments | 29 | $44,316 | $69,818 | $25,000 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 25 | |||
| Biochemical Engineering | 24 | $67,201 | $111,951 | $23,689 |
| Theater | 21 | $20,762 | $43,046 | $19,399 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 20 | |||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 17 | |||
| Computational Science | 16 | |||
| Film and Photography | 16 | |||
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 16 | $23,761 | ||
| Environmental Science and Conservation | 15 | |||
| Business/Commerce | 14 | $60,895 | $91,970 | $25,092 |
| Agriculture | 13 | |||
| Soil Sciences | 13 | |||
| Forestry | 13 | $47,214 | $68,965 | $22,607 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 12 | |||
| Plant Sciences | 12 | $40,794 | ||
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 12 | |||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 11 | |||
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 11 | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 11 | |||
| Geology and Earth Science | 11 | |||
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 11 | |||
| Hospitality Management | 11 | |||
| Botany/Plant Biology | 9 | |||
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 9 | |||
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 8 | |||
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 7 | |||
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | 6 | |||
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 6 | |||
| Agricultural Engineering | 6 | |||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 6 | |||
| Marine Sciences | 6 | |||
| Area Studies | 5 | |||
| Liberal Arts | 5 | |||
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 5 | |||
| Physics | 5 | |||
| Dance | 4 | |||
| Food Science and Technology | 2 | |||
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 |
A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most popular majors at UGA?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Psychology (591), Biology (573), Finance (545), Marketing (398), Management Information Systems (369).
Which UGA majors earn the most?
Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Management Information Systems ($113,184), Biochemical Engineering ($111,951), International Business ($109,345), Computer Science ($107,397), Computer Engineering ($99,739). Earnings are reported for 58 of UGA's 100 programs.
How many majors does UGA have?
UGA awarded bachelor's degrees in 100 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.
Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names UGA uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.
