Public Health at Agnes Scott College

A $27,000 debt load for a degree that, based on comparable Georgia public health programs, starts around $34,775 creates a manageable but tight first-year picture. The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.78 sits in reasonable territory, though families should know these figures come from peer programs rather than Agnes Scott's specific graduates—the college's small cohort sizes mean actual outcomes aren't publicly reported.

By year four, reported earnings jump to $42,793, which notably exceeds both the state median and the national 75th percentile for public health bachelor's degrees. That's the encouraging part: if this trajectory holds, graduates appear to catch up quickly to peers from larger state programs like Kennesaw State. The question is whether that year-four number reflects Agnes Scott's specific outcomes or benefits from the same small-sample suppression affecting the earlier data.

The practical consideration here is whether a private liberal arts environment justifies similar debt levels to what students carry at Georgia's public universities, where first-year earnings cluster in this same $34,000-$42,000 range. If your student values small class sizes and Agnes Scott's Atlanta location for public health internships, the financial picture doesn't scream warning signs. But if they're purely career-focused and debt-averse, Georgia State or Kennesaw State offer comparable outcomes at potentially lower net cost. The year-four earnings provide optimism; just recognize you're making this investment with less certainty than you'd have at schools with published data.