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USG Launches New Earnings Comparison Calculator for Prospective and Current Students

The University System of Georgia announced with great fanfare yesterday that its Georgia Degrees Pay webpages now include a new online calculator with features allowing prospective and current students to compare their expected future earnings between both academic majors and USG institutions for a given academic major (see webpage capture below). For these and other comparison situations the comparison groups can be restricted to graduates who remain in Georgia or those graduates venturing out across the U.S. Turner Business took the occasion to compare expected future earnings of graduates from the various State Universities category of institutions for management, finance and marketing majors. In all cases we restricted the groups to graduates who remain in Georgia after graduation.  The table below provides a short-, intermediate- and long-term view of what graduates of each USG State University have achieved in terms of post-graduation earnings. In the spirit of the upcoming ...
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Turner College's Boster, James and Bordere Team Up to Investigate Students' Perceptions of Belonging, Support and Success

The Turner College team of Charles Boster , Mark James and Jasmine Bordere , along with Zhimin Hu, a Research Fellow in the Department of Developmental and Social Psychology at the University of Padua, recently received news that their study of college students'  perceptions of belonging, support, and success is set to be published in a 2026 issue of the Research in Higher Education Journal . The study c ompares the perceptions of these three metrics that are held by African American and Caucasian students at a minority-majority university in the U.S. South. In November of 2025, the team was able to present their research at the  International Conference on Human Resources, Strategies and Development, which was held at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Research and Development in Cuenca, Ecuador. Published by the Academic and Business Research Institute,  Research in Higher Education Journal  specializes in papers on retention, assessment, accreditation, financial...
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Turner College Marketing Major Jordan Mills Flourishing in Research Role with the Butler Center

The presence of the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development has not only benefitted local businesses and governments, it has also provided a unique opportunity for some of the Turner College's most talented students. That applies to  Jordan Mills , a  Turner College marketing major who works as an  Economic Research Assistant in the Butler Center. This position has afforded Jordan with the responsibility of c ontributing to regional economic research by designing professional reports and publications highlighting the Butler Center’s economic analyses and impact studies. Jordan and her colleagues in the Butler Center use Excel and data organization tools to compile, clean, and format datasets for reports and presentations. They also coordinate communication with faculty, staff, and external partners , including outreach to local businesses to support collaborative economic initiatives. " I['ve also] had the opportunity to attend the Georgia ...
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Turner College Accounting and Finance Major Nhi Do Enhancing Learning Experience through Butler Center Responsibilities

The presence of the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development has not only benefitted local businesses and governments, it has also provided a unique opportunity for some of the Turner College's most talented students. That applies to Nhi Do , a Turner College accounting and finance major who works as an Economic Research Assistant in the Butler Center. In this position Nhi c onducts research and organize datasets in order to support ongoing economic and community development projects. This process involves assisting  with drafting, editing, and finalizing research reports for publication, s upporting project coordination through data collection, communication, and administrative tasks, and e ngaging with community members and local organizations through outreach and interviews to gather qualitative insights. As Do explained to Turner Business , " I recently had the opportunity to contribute to a report [titled  2026 Columbus Economy ] that marke...
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Pets, Pets and More Pets

The Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development was recently contacted by Cameron Sanders of WRBL-News3 concerning the growing trend of choosing pet ownership over parenthood in the U.S. and the economic factors contributing to delayed parenthood among younger generations. Sanders noted that according to a Harris poll survey in 2014, 43% of Gen Z and Millennials prefer having pets over children. The Director of the Butler Center, and the Sarah T. Butler Professor of Economics, Fady Mansour , indicated that much of this trend is due to the cost of child rearing in the U.S. After reviewing data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on how much Americans spend on pets, Mansour state, “We spend a lot, like $180 billion a year on pets, but still it’s cheaper than education and kids and all that.” Sanders adds that while some would say raising a child is a priceless experience, some Millennials are putting a halt to the process. “Honestly, for people who know ...
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Reviewing United Educators' 2026 Top Risks to Higher Education Report, Part 2

Each year, United Educators shares its report on the most pressing risks facing colleges and universities. The report reflects responses from 267 colleges and universities to a survey conducted between May and October. The organization has now released its 2026 Top Risks Report: Insights for Higher Education , which is based on results from surveys conducted between May and October of 2025. This is the second part of a series by Turner Business on the findings of this year's report. As indicated in the image at left, 52% of colleges and universities view Data Security/Cybersecurity as a major risk facing higher education, enough to rank it second among the top 10 risks. One of the mitigating efforts institutions can take is to increase compensation to hire and retain cybersecurity staff . While data security is important, and this mitigation effort should be considered, institutions must do so without causing themselves to be too "top heavy" and slipping into a "ta...
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Recent Georgia Economic Outlook Event Hosted by the Turner College a Huge Success

As reported by the Ledger-Enquirer 's  Jordyn Paul-Slater, the recent  Georgia Economic Outlook event hosted by CSU's Turner College was a huge success. According to Paul-Slater, the e conomic development academics and leaders shared their forecasts for Columbus and the state. Included in this group were Santanu Chatterjee, Interim Dean of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, who provided a statewide forecast, Michael Rothlisberger, Chief Academic Strategy Officer at CSU, Tesa Leonce-Regalado , Acting Dean of the Turner College, and Missy Kendrick, President and CEO of Choose Columbus, who provided the Columbus area forecast. Paul-Slater explained that t he economic forecast for Georgia this year is below trend but still shows signs of positive economic growth, matching the national trend. “Growth will be slow because of policies, a slowdown in population growth, a decline in the size of the labor force and slower growth of the U.S. economy,” Chatterjee said....
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