University of West Georgia Rankings by Salary Score

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Salary and Debt by Major at University of West Georgia

We calculated a Salary Score for each of University of West Georgia's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at University of West Georgia to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is based on the school's by-program performance weighted by student enrollment in each program. Data is sourced from the December 2020 release of the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid. Debt and salary numbers are shown rounded to the nearest $10.

Salary Score ™ for UWG Bachelor's Degrees

Field of Study Salary Score Employment Rate Median Debt Median Salary Salary Score
Accounting and Related Services 38 97% 97% $25,000 $46,090 38
Biology, General 35 92% 92% $26,750 $26,870 35
Business Administration, Management and Operations 45 97% 97% $23,750 $41,860 45
Chemistry 65 94% 94% $25,000 $41,190 65
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 15 100% 100% $24,470 $19,360 15
Computer and Information Sciences, General 52 89% 89% $26,200 $58,400 52
Criminology 38 95% 95% $26,000 $33,590 38
Economics 6 88% 88% $25,250 $31,670 6
English Language and Literature, General 37 95% 95% $26,000 $27,640 37
Finance and Financial Management Services 21 98% 98% $25,000 $42,680 21
Fine and Studio Arts 40 87% 87% $31,000 $24,860 40
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 72 100% 100% $27,800 $40,820 72
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 5 100% 100% $28,500 $15,550 5
History 28 96% 96% $25,500 $26,930 28
Journalism 12 94% 94% $28,000 $26,090 12
Management Information Systems and Services 4 94% 94% $29,630 $35,520 4
Marketing 38 95% 95% $26,000 $40,300 38
Mathematics 28 100% 100% $21,000 $39,370 28
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management 48 94% 94% $24,250 $32,090 48
Political Science and Government 3 96% 96% $26,000 $22,190 3
Psychology, General 20 94% 94% $28,820 $26,010 20
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 59 98% 98% $24,000 $67,980 59
Sociology 36 95% 95% $26,000 $30,550 36
Special Education and Teaching 55 97% 97% $27,000 $38,910 55
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 51 98% 98% $25,790 $36,060 51
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 51 100% 100% $22,750 $36,990 51

Salary Score ™ for UWG Master's Degrees

Field of Study Salary Score Employment Rate Median Debt Median Salary Salary Score
Accounting and Related Services 12 100% 100% Not Reported $53,780 12
Biology, General 40 100% 100% Not Reported $38,290 40
Business Administration, Management and Operations 33 96% 96% $20,500 $60,920 33
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 14 100% 100% $38,000 $48,820 14
Educational Administration and Supervision 92 98% 98% $22,500 $75,710 92
Educational/Instructional Media Design 53 100% 100% $29,330 $55,540 53
Psychology, General 5 88% 88% $40,430 $28,960 5
Public Administration 22 87% 87% Not Reported $45,700 22
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 17 100% 100% $37,000 $78,970 17
Special Education and Teaching 80 96% 96% $27,130 $56,690 80
Student Counseling and Personnel Services 21 100% 100% $29,340 $39,130 21
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 41 99% 99% $24,980 $45,200 41
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 51 98% 98% $20,500 $49,880 51

Salary Score ™ for UWG Doctoral Degrees

Field of Study Salary Score Employment Rate Median Debt Median Salary Salary Score
Education, Other 93 94% 94% Not Reported $91,740 93
Student Counseling and Personnel Services 77 100% 100% Not Reported $74,580 77

University of West Georgia Reviews

3.28
(27 Reviews)

Most Recent Reviews

KW 4/2/2019

The dining hall staff are ghetto unprofessional rude and literally so nasty and unsanitary. The dorms are infested with roaches and I asked SEVERAL times for them to treat the room before they complied, only because my father threatened legal consequences. The student security housing hires called ResStar are unprofessional, they play loud music at the desks, make calls to friends, and take jobs of people who would do a good job. The office staff when you call the school are as incompetent as they come. They... Read More

Terrible doc program 10/25/2018

This review is for the online doctoral program in counseling and supervision. Most of the professors act as though communicating with students is a burden. I receive no responses from most of my professors; the head of the department does respond quickly and he is a dedicated educator. His wife also works at the school and she is also an effective and dedicated professor. If either of them had been my dissertation chairs this would have been a good experience. However, the other professors I've had have been... Read More