COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · STATESBORO, GA

Is Georgia Southern University worth the money?

Yes — at resident pricing. A Georgia Southern University degree clears +$1.55M in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.

A public four-year school in Statesboro, Georgia, priced as a Georgia resident — earnings rolled up from 54 FREOPP-reported programs.

IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.

Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA

30-year net value · resident pricing
+$1.55M
30-year net value · non-resident
+$1.17M
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$55,258
Breaks even by age
41
Annual tuition · Georgia resident
$5,905
Annual tuition · out-of-state
$16,959
Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
$67,592
Total cost of attendance · out-of-state
$111,808
FREOPP program coverage
54 programs

The out-of-state tax in Georgia, ranked

How this is computed (and what it isn’t)

Georgia Southern University runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and Georgia’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.

What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 54 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.

Questions

Is Georgia Southern University worth the money?
At resident pricing, yes: Georgia Southern University clears +$1.55M in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $67,592 and median earnings of $55,258 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
How much is tuition at Georgia Southern University?
Georgia Southern University's annual sticker tuition is $5,905 for Georgia residents and $16,959 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $67,592 (IPEDS 2023).
What is the total cost of Georgia Southern University?
Over 4 years, Georgia Southern University's sticker cost of attendance is $67,592 at resident pricing, or $111,808 out-of-state — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at Georgia prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $55,258.
What is out-of-state tuition at Georgia Southern University?
Non-resident annual sticker tuition at Georgia Southern University is $16,959, versus $5,905 for Georgia residents — a premium of $11,054 a year. Even at the non-resident rate, Georgia Southern University clears positive 30-year net value.
How long until a Georgia Southern University degree pays for itself?
The degree path overtakes the skip-college path around age 41 under our defaults — from there the gap only widens, ending +$1.55M ahead at the 30-year horizon.
What could change the number for Georgia Southern University?
Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices Georgia Southern University as a Georgia resident; at non-resident tuition it still clears +$1.17M, but the gap is real money (see the out-of-state tax in Georgia). And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).

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Cite this:

LE TEEN (2026). “Is Georgia Southern University worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/georgia-southern-university