Herzing University-Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.
On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
18% gap between the two groups
39% gap between the two groups
Essentially no gap — the payoff is even
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $21,612 |
| $30k–$48k | $22,285 |
| $48k–$75k | — |
| $75k–$110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
How Herzing University-Atlanta compares
This college against the Georgia and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of Herzing University-Atlanta students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at Herzing University-Atlanta
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming | Associate's | $82,894 | $31,000 | +593% | Strong return |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | $81,525 | $27,573 | +584% | Strong return |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's | $70,181 | $32,163 | +357% | Strong return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | $63,013 | — | +315% | Strong return |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Certificate | $53,940 | — | +312% | Strong return |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | $63,953 | $19,310 | +276% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | $65,935 | $33,791 | +276% | Strong return |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Certificate | $50,860 | $24,410 | +92% | Strong return |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's | $50,061 | — | +17% | Break-even |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | $51,340 | $37,778 | +11% | Break-even |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Certificate | $54,354 | $41,000 | -8% | Poor return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Certificate | $44,236 | — | -135% | Poor return |
| Legal Support Services | Certificate | $40,021 | $23,625 | -264% | Poor return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Certificate | $39,668 | $29,440 | -265% | Poor return |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | $38,011 | $21,000 | -338% | Poor return |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | $34,623 | $25,615 | -435% | Poor return |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | $33,717 | $18,701 | -496% | Poor return |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | $32,536 | $18,240 | -540% | Poor return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Certificate | $31,508 | $13,304 | -609% | Poor return |
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ROI at Herzing University-Atlanta
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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