Alumni who majored in psychology, international business, accounting, and health and medical administrative services are the highest-paid in their majors four years after graduating.
That’s one of the findings from the HEA Group, a higher education research organization that analyzed earnings data on college graduates who had received federal aid.
Psychology was one of Georgetown’s four undergraduate majors that ranked No. 1 nationally in reported earnings. English majors also earned more than fellow program graduates nationally.
The Department of Education collected the data in 2022 and 2023 from graduates who had received federal aid, were employed and were not enrolled in school four years after graduating.
International Business and Accounting
Georgetown international business graduates earn a median of $159,452 four years after graduating, more than any other undergraduate international business program nationwide.
Georgetown accounting majors in the business school also ranked No. 1 in earnings compared to other accounting programs. They earned a median of $141,931 four years after graduating — 90% more than undergraduate accounting programs nationwide.
Psychology Majors
Psychology majors at Georgetown earned the most out of 966 undergraduate psychology programs studied.
Psychology graduates reported median earnings of $99,007 four years after graduating — nearly double the earnings of psychology majors nationwide.
Students who majored in English at Georgetown also made more in their field, earning a median of $78,370, nearly $29,000 over the national median of $48,898.
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Graduates of the School of Health’s Health Care Management & Policy program earned a median of $143,686 – 135% more than the national average of $61,159.
About the data: The earnings figures are based on U.S. Department of Education data analyzed by the HEA Group. The analysis includes graduates who received federal financial aid, were working and were not enrolled in college four years after completing their programs. It combines the 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduating cohorts, with earnings measured in calendar years 2022 and 2023 and adjusted to 2024 dollars. National program averages were calculated by averaging the reported earnings figures for undergraduate programs in the same field at institutions nationwide. Each program was weighted equally, regardless of the number of graduates. These averages do not represent the average earnings of all individual graduates nationwide. The figures do not account for differences in tuition, financial aid, student debt, graduate characteristics or career paths.
Source: www.georgetown.edu
