Career outlook and positions obtained by graduates
| Occupation | Projected Job Growth | 2016 Median Salary | Entry Educationa | OOH Related Occupations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Scientistb | 2% (Slower than average) | $114,290 | Master's | Related |
| Economist | 6% (Average) | $101,050 | Master's | Related |
| Certified Financial PlannerTM | 14% (Faster than average) | $90,530c | Bachelor's | Related |
| Statistician | 33% (Much faster than average) | $81,950 | Master's | Related |
| Postsecondary Educator | 15% (Faster than average) | $75,430 | Doctoral | Related |
| Personal Financial Advisor | 14% (Faster than average) | $90,530 | Bachelor's | Related |
| Urban and Regional Planner | 13% (Faster than average) | $70,020 | Master's | Related |
| Economics Teacher, Postsecondary | 15% (Much faster than average) | $75,430 | Doctoral | Related |
| Market Research Analyst | 23% (Much faster than average) | $62,560 | Bachelor's | Related |
| Property Manager | 11% (Faster than average) | $57,040 | Diploma | Related |
| Survey Researcher |
1% (Little or no change)
|
$54,470 | Master's | Related |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016 Edition.
a In many occupations certification (such as the CFP(R)) or a higher educational level (graduate degree) can improve one's chances of occupational advancement, attracting new clients, higher salary, etc. See the Occupational Outlook Handbook for information about the value of continuing your education.
b They research political ideas and analyze governments, policies, political trends, and related issues. About half work in federal government. (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
c The Occupational Outlook Handbook does not differentiate between financial planners with and without the CFP(R); this salary from CNN's www.payscale.com-based analysis found at http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/2017/01/05/best-jobs-2017/27.html
Judith Aboagye, Ph.D. Her dissertation, Provider and Consumer Perspectives on Use of Mobile Money and Microfinance in Ghana was supervised by Dr. Sophia Anong
Lu Fan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Personal Financial Planning, College for Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri. Her dissertation, The Influences of Financial Help-Seeking and Other Information Sources on Consumer's Financial Management Behavior was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee
Ilyar Heydari, Ph.D. His dissertation, Three Essays on The Impact of Child Support Programs on Single Mothers’ Material Well-being, Labor Supply and Children’s Achievements was supervised by Dr. Patryk Babiarz
Jiyoung Jung, Ph.D. Her dissertation, The Effects of Framing and Financial Stress on the Saving Intentions was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Aman Sunder, Ph.D. Chair for the Graduate Program and Head Faculty, College of Financial Planning. His dissertation, Three Essays on the Comparison of Financial Advice from Different Types of Advisors While Recovering from the Great Recession was supervised by Dr. Lance Palmer
Lini Zhang, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher, College Impact Laboratory, College of Education and Human Ecology, Ohio State University Her dissertation, Factors Affecting Chinese Consumers' Purchase Intentions for Luxury Clothing was supervised by Dr. Brenda Cude.
Haidong Zhao, Ph.D. Senior Statistician with Epsilon. His dissertation, The Effect of Financial Incentives on NFC Mobile Payment Adoption was supervised by Dr. Sophia Anong.
Stephen Kuzniak, Ph.D. Financial Advisor, Cannon Financial Strategists, Inc. His dissertation, A Test of the Effects of Biopsychosocial and Environmental, Social Support, and Macroeconomic Factors on Financial Risk Tolerance was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Lekhnath Chalise, Ph.D. Health Economist, Virginia Department of Health, Office of Health Equity. His dissertation, Extensive and Intensive Margins of Health Insurance Demand, was supervised by Dr. Sophia Anong.
Wookjae Heo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer Sciences at South Dakota State University. His dissertation, Improvement of Prediction on the Demand for Life Insurance by Using Artificial Neural Networks Estimation, was supervised by Dr. John Grable.
Tae-Young Pak, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer Science at University of Alabama. His dissertation, Three Essays on Household Portfolio Choice, was supervised by Dr. Patryk Babiarz.
Abed Rabbani, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Personal Financial Planning at the University of Missouri. His dissertation, Affective Evaluation of Financial Risk Tolerance, was supervised by Dr. John Grable.
Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar. Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences at University of Florida. His dissertation, Using Rash Measurement Theory to Evaluate the Psychometric Quality of a Financial Risk Tolerance Scale, was supervised by Dr. John Grable.
Dipesh Gangopadhyay, Ph.D. National Sample Survey Organization, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. His dissertation, Measurement of Multidimensional Deprivation Using Capability Approach and Fuzzy Set Theory: A study on the United States, was supervised by Dr. Robert Nielsen.
Kristi-Warren Scott, Ph.D. Researcher, Food and Drug Administration. Her dissertation, Obesity in the South: Do Subjective Measures of Food Access Matter? was supervised by Dr. Velma Zahirovic-Herbert.
Donna Danns, Ph.D. Associate Professor at the University of North Georgia. Her dissertation, Financial education in state colleges and universities in the U.S., was supervised by Dr. Brenda Cude.
Robin Henager Greene, Ph.D. Assistant Professor at Whitworth University. Her dissertation, How financial literacy influences long- and short-term financial behaviors in different age cohorts, was supervised by Dr. Brenda Cude.
C.W. Copeland, Ph.D. Managing Principal at C.W. Copeland & Associates. His dissertation, A Generation Apart: The Perceived Retirement Preparedness of Near-Retiree Baby Boomers, was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee.
Anne Duke, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Head, Department of Accounting and Law at the University of North Georgia. Her dissertation, Motivating Health Savings Account Funding, was supervised by Dr. Brenda Cude.
M.J. Kabaci, Ph.D. Lecturer in the Department of Housing and Consumer Economics at the University of Georgia. Her dissertation, Coming to Consensus: A Delphi Study to Identify the Personal Finance Core Concepts and Competencies for Undergraduate College Students, Undergraduate Student Education Loan Recipients and First-Generation Undergraduate Students, was supervised by Dr. Brenda Cude.
Michal Polanowski, Ph.D. Business Intelligence/Consumer Insights Analyst at The Delhaize Group. His dissertation, Finances of Retired Households: The Effect of Wealth-Impacting Events on the Income of Retired U.S. Households, was supervised by Dr. Robert Nielsen.
Martin Seay, Ph.D., CFP®. Assistant Professor of Personal Financial Planning at Kansas State University. His dissertation, Direct Household Investment in Residential Rental Real Estate During the 2000s, was supervised by Dr. Lance Palmer.
Melissa Wilmarth, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer Sciences at the University of Alabama. Her dissertation, Financial Wellness and Relationship Satisfaction: Identifying Mediating Communication Patterns via Structural Equation Models, was supervised by Dr. Robert Nielsen.
Bill Fleming, Ph.D. Instructor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at St. Petersburg College. His dissertation, Consumer Features, Wants, and Best Practices of State Insurance Department Websites, was supervised by Dr. Brenda Cude.
Irina Kunovskaya, Ph.D. Program Evaluation Specialist in Family and Consumer Sciences Extension at the University of Georgia. Her dissertation, Financial Literacy, Financial Behavior, and the Need for Financial Education in a Country Transitioning to a Market Economy -- The Case of Russia, was supervised by Dr. Brenda Cude.
Gina Gould Peek, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Cooperative Extension Housing and Consumer Specialist at Oklahoma State University. Her dissertation, Better Citizens? The Relationship between Homeownership and Religious and Political Volunteerism, was supervised by Dr. Anne Sweaney.
Leslie Green-Pimentel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Community Development and Associate Director of the Center for Community and Economic Development at Delta State University. Her dissertation, The Relationship between Housing Cost Burden and Health Status among Older Adults in the United States, was supervised by Dr. Anne Sweaney.
Sae Chung, M.S. currently pursuing her Ph.D. in FHCE at UGA. Her thesis was supervised by Dr. Robert Nielsen
Jane Hoeferkamp, M.S.
Hee-Jung Park, M.S. currently pursuing Ph.D. at University of Wyoming, His thesis was supervised by Dr. Lance Palmer
Jessica Parks, M.S. currently pursuing her Ph.D. in FHCE at UGA. Her thesis was supervised by Dr. Joe Goetz
Xuan Chen, M.S. Her thesis, How Does Financial Capability Work? An Exploration of Financial Capability Mechanism, was supervised by Dr. Ann Woodyard.
Kathryn Holland, M.S. FCS Cooperative Extension Agent Colquitt County, GA. Her thesis, Adult Clothing Expenditures in 2006 and 2010: Homeowners and Renters Before and After the Great Recession, was supervised by Dr. Diann Moorman and Dr. Robert Nielsen.
Rachel Deal, M.S. Housing Programs Manager at Athens Housing Authority. Her thesis, Residential Satisfaction of the Elderly: Does Perceived Neighborhood Safety Matter?, was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee.
Alan Moore, M.S., CFP®. Founder and Financial Planner at Serenity Financial Consulting. His thesis, Financial Therapy: A Qualitative Study of the Collaboration between Financial Planners and Mental Health Professionals, was supervised by Dr. Joseph Goetz.
Kelsey Queen, M.S. Senior Leasing Coordinator at Riverstone Residential Group. Her thesis, Factors Associated with Movement Along the Housing Career: An Examination of Recent Movers using The American Housing Survey, was supervised by Dr. Andy Carswell and Dr. Kimberly Skobba.
Doneshia Starling, M.S. Care Operations Management Administrator at Alere Health. Her thesis, Older Adults and New Orleans: Mobility and Place Attachment after Hurricane Katrina, was supervised by Dr. Velma Zahirovic-Herbert.
Chris Wyczalkowski, M.S., CFP®. Public Policy Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech. His thesis, A Model of Financial Satisfaction, was supervised by Dr. Joseph Goetz.
Melissa Casey Moore, M.S. Account Development Specialist for Republic National Distributing Company. Her thesis, The Employment Status and Managerial Challenges of Mothers in Two-Parent Families with Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, was supervised by Dr. Teresa Mauldin.
Nicholas Bouwman, M.S. Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. His Financial Planning Program was supervised by Dr. Joe Goetz
Faith Greene, M.S. Her Financial Planning Program was supervised by Dr. Joe Goetz
Judge Johnson, M.S. Associate Planner with Cannon Financial Strategists. His Financial Planning Program was supervised by Dr. Lance Palmer
Caroline McHam, M.S. Financial Planning Analyst with Elwood and Goetz. Her Financial Planning Program was supervised by Dr. Joe Goetz
MacKenzie Myers, M.S. Data & Analytics Consultant with Protiviti. Her Consumer Economics program was supervised by Dr. Kim Skobba
Melissa Visbal, M.S. Financial Planning Associate with Narwhal Capital. Her Financial Planning Program was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee
Amanda Walker, M.S. Her Financial Planning Program was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee
Kai Lun Zhang, M.S. Her Financial Planning Program was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee
Jordan Arave, M.S. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Kat Attaway, M.S. Her Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Melanie Dabb, M.S. Her Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Ann Woodyard
Greg Fawcett, M.S. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Kesheena Hamilton, M.S. Her Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Ann Woodyard
Justin Hills, M.S. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Hattie Hutson, M.S. Partner at Mountain State Analytics, LLC. Her Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Jesse Jones, M.S. Planning and Production Control Specialist with Raytheon. His Consumer Economics program was supervised by Dr. Andy Carswell
Joshua Moore, M.S. Vice President, Private Client Advisor with U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Ann Woodyard
David Nicholas, M.S. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Ann Woodyard
Amanda Standard, M.S. Her Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Joe Goetz
Colton Strawn, M.S. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee
Joel Theis, M.S. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Brady Yeater, M.S. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Ann Woodyard
Mi Zhou, M.S. Her Consumer Economics program was supervised by Dr. Patryk Babiarz
Aysha Babb, M.S. Financial Planning Analyst, Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group. Her Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Joe Goetz
Joshua Bousfield, M.S.
Javier Diaz, M.S. Associate Financial Planner with The Connemara Group. His Financial Planning Portfolio was supervised by Dr. Ann Woodyard.
Christopher Harvey, M.S.
Ben Jacobs, M.S. Financial Planning Analyst, Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. John Grable
Haley Pierce Moore, M.S. Operations Analyst at Landmark Properties. Her Applied Consumer Analytics program was supervised by Dr. Robert Nielsen.
Joe Paoletti, M.S. First Vice President with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Ann Woodyard
John Pope, M.S.
William Turner, M.S. PWC Accounting. His Financial Planning program was supervised by Dr. Lance Palmer
Ronald Wroble, M.S.
Katie Thomason, M.S. Anheuser-Busch Brand Activation Manager. Her portfolio was supervised by Dr. Joseph Goetz.
Kevin Valentino, M.S. Private Wealth Analyst, Bank of America Merrill Lynch. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Joseph Goetz.
Russell Whitehead, M.S. Apprentice Financial Planner, Gen Y Planning. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. John Grable.
Kim Broddie, M.S. Supervisory Tax Preparer, Jackson-Hewitt. Her portfolio was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee.
Stefen Kutzman, M.S. Family Services Coordinator at GenSpring Family Offices. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Joseph Goetz.
Nolan McClure, M.S. Financial Advisor at Ashworth & Sullivan Wealth Management Group. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Lance Palmer.
Jack Reilley, M.S. Retirement Plan Advisor at Cannon Financial Strategists, Inc. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee.
Shaquita Young, M.S. Financial Advice Sales Consulting - National Sales Consultant at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Her portfolio was supervised by Dr. Joseph Goetz.
Meaghan Dominick, M.S. Planning Assistant at Huddleston & Associates. Her portfolio was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee.
Justin Smith, M.S. Associate at BB&T Bank. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee.
Thomas Williams, M.S. Tax and Retirement Specialist at E*Trade Financial. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Sophia Anong.
Jasmine Giddens, M.S. Financial Advice & Investment Counsel at Centurion Advisor Group. Her portfolio was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee.
Graham Brown, M.S. Corporate and Investment Banking Analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Lance Palmer.
Meg Shepard Johnson, M.S., CFP®. Financial Planner at Ronald Blue & Company. Her portfolio was supervised by Dr. Brenda Cude.
DeShunnon Thomas, M.S., CFP®. Regional Private Banker at Wells Fargo. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Lance Palmer.
David Ward, M.S., CFP®. Planning Coordinator at Charles D. Haines, LLC. His portfolio was supervised by Dr. Swarn Chatterjee.