Colleges
Colleges in Georgia
139 colleges and universities in Georgia that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Georgia, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): Dalton State College (19.6×), Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (9.5×), Clayton State University (6.2×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | Public | 41,254 | $16,325 | 50% | $62,766 | $21,500 |
| University of Georgia | Athens | Public | 32,137 | $13,636 | 89% | $77,246 | $15,623 |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta | Public | 26,623 | $12,365 | 51% | $51,903 | $21,500 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | Public | 21,790 | $16,785 | 54% | $59,167 | $20,568 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta | Public | 18,785 | $12,028 | 94% | $114,210 | $19,500 |
| University of North Georgia | Dahlonega | Public | 16,146 | $14,185 | 38% | $55,822 | $16,495 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah | Private nonprofit | 15,243 | $50,165 | 70% | $51,635 | $22,167 |
| Georgia State University-Perimeter College | Atlanta | Public | 13,693 | $9,240 | 23% | $51,903 | $21,500 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville | Public | 11,344 | $10,080 | 22% | $48,736 | $19,000 |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | 8,728 | $15,675 | 34% | $47,903 | $13,079 |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 8,727 | $5,227 | 45% | $41,955 | — |
| University of West Georgia | Carrollton | Public | 7,520 | $11,787 | 44% | $54,320 | $20,750 |
| Emory University | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | 7,298 | $16,754 | 91% | $93,897 | $12,000 |
| Valdosta State University | Valdosta | Public | 6,622 | $10,804 | 45% | $52,334 | $23,000 |
| Middle Georgia State University | Macon | Public | 6,574 | $11,448 | 26% | $48,459 | $18,000 |
| South University-Savannah Online | Savannah | Private for-profit | 6,433 | $26,966 | 9% | $39,314 | $26,417 |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 6,174 | $8,881 | 45% | $37,095 | $9,500 |
| Albany State University | Albany | Public | 5,956 | $14,511 | 30% | $44,975 | $21,750 |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville | Public | 5,947 | $20,803 | 60% | $64,452 | $21,500 |
| Columbus State University | Columbus | Public | 5,625 | $15,711 | 42% | $49,706 | $23,968 |
| Augusta University | Augusta | Public | 5,613 | $12,017 | 48% | $52,071 | $20,000 |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 5,163 | $2,469 | 40% | $41,700 | $8,672 |
| Georgia Highlands College | Rome | Public | 4,761 | $5,521 | 20% | $46,880 | $13,500 |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 4,613 | $8,202 | 32% | $43,529 | — |
| Dalton State College | Dalton | Public | 4,553 | $2,353 | 29% | $46,083 | $13,419 |
| Mercer University | Macon | Private nonprofit | 4,500 | $24,778 | 72% | $63,469 | $24,427 |
| Clayton State University | Morrow | Public | 4,348 | $8,868 | 38% | $54,701 | $25,250 |
| Strayer University-Georgia | Chamblee | Private for-profit | 4,299 | $17,159 | 33% | $44,016 | $39,188 |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 4,244 | $4,043 | 49% | $39,355 | $7,491 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 4,098 | $8,900 | 60% | $39,335 | $10,560 |
| Georgia Military College | Milledgeville | Public | 3,992 | $18,466 | 35% | $42,152 | $10,500 |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 3,923 | $7,427 | 36% | $37,887 | $6,881 |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 3,875 | $2,240 | 56% | $37,957 | $10,500 |
| Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | 3,603 | $38,626 | 39% | $46,867 | $26,000 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | 3,414 | $46,089 | 77% | $65,773 | $20,500 |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 3,366 | $3,457 | 47% | $38,126 | — |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 3,318 | $7,929 | 64% | $40,154 | — |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Tifton | Public | 3,208 | $6,874 | 40% | $41,999 | $18,363 |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 3,098 | — | 30% | $35,123 | — |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick | Public | 2,979 | $14,394 | 29% | $44,872 | $18,350 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 2,887 | — | 42% | $35,184 | — |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | 2,844 | $38,655 | 57% | $62,169 | $24,500 |
| Savannah State University | Savannah | Public | 2,833 | $7,542 | 35% | $44,180 | $26,000 |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 2,719 | $7,638 | 26% | $39,157 | $8,756 |
| Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley | Public | 2,684 | $12,421 | 39% | $41,857 | $26,738 |
| Gordon State College | Barnesville | Public | 2,544 | $8,779 | 22% | $46,001 | $17,008 |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus | Public | 2,424 | $10,170 | 33% | $55,890 | $18,250 |
| Berry College | Mount Berry | Private nonprofit | 2,245 | $21,964 | 71% | $57,984 | $20,500 |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | 2,198 | $12,185 | 36% | $40,636 | $14,500 |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 2,029 | $2,966 | 41% | $34,861 | $11,300 |
| Point University | West Point | Private nonprofit | 1,996 | $24,955 | 60% | $46,450 | $26,000 |
| Chamberlain University-Georgia | Sandy Springs | Private for-profit | 1,940 | $38,666 | 50% | $96,897 | $19,746 |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 1,910 | $4,597 | 41% | $38,478 | $7,500 |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 1,820 | $5,806 | 34% | $38,242 | $9,500 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public | 1,708 | $8,873 | 75% | $35,413 | $5,316 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 1,648 | $395 | 53% | $35,445 | — |
| South Georgia State College | Douglas | Public | 1,466 | $7,405 | 22% | $39,798 | $13,750 |
| East Georgia State College | Swainsboro | Public | 1,413 | $6,673 | 14% | $41,785 | $11,525 |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 1,407 | $1,166 | 59% | $34,912 | — |
| Oglethorpe University | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | 1,352 | $20,156 | 55% | $60,002 | $23,000 |
| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Atlanta | Public | 1,228 | $2,757 | 14% | $37,585 | $17,844 |
| United Education Institute-Morrow | Morrow | Private for-profit | 1,160 | $28,991 | 60% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| Piedmont University | Demorest | Private nonprofit | 1,117 | $22,075 | 52% | $56,724 | $25,000 |
| Reinhardt University | Waleska | Private nonprofit | 1,066 | $29,893 | 38% | $53,450 | $23,250 |
| Brenau University | Gainesville | Private nonprofit | 1,029 | $17,968 | 34% | $54,638 | $28,000 |
| Shorter University | Rome | Private nonprofit | 1,028 | $18,008 | 45% | $51,757 | $25,000 |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 1,008 | $7,570 | 46% | $36,569 | — |
| Thomas University | Thomasville | Private nonprofit | 998 | $16,111 | 28% | $59,055 | $21,000 |
| Emory University-Oxford College | Oxford | Private nonprofit | 967 | $33,917 | 93% | $93,897 | $12,000 |
| Covenant College | Lookout Mountain | Private nonprofit | 939 | $23,147 | 69% | $53,280 | $22,944 |
| United Education Institute-Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | Private for-profit | 911 | $29,446 | 59% | $32,404 | $9,500 |
| Life University | Marietta | Private nonprofit | 893 | $29,594 | 43% | $48,303 | $18,669 |
| Toccoa Falls College | Toccoa Falls | Private nonprofit | 875 | $21,229 | 43% | $44,698 | $22,601 |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur | Private nonprofit | 836 | $24,648 | 68% | $60,457 | $25,000 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta | Duluth | Private for-profit | 824 | $29,865 | 67% | $55,919 | $20,503 |
| Emmanuel University | Franklin Springs | Private nonprofit | 775 | $12,898 | 41% | $48,171 | $21,500 |
| Brewton-Parker Christian University | Mount Vernon | Private nonprofit | 774 | $24,769 | 23% | $45,995 | $25,000 |
| Young Harris College | Young Harris | Private nonprofit | 755 | $12,549 | 38% | $50,776 | $27,000 |
| Truett McConnell University | Cleveland | Private nonprofit | 744 | $22,436 | 56% | $47,390 | $23,250 |
| American InterContinental University-Atlanta | Atlanta | Private for-profit | 734 | $18,490 | 17% | $42,612 | $30,084 |
| Elaine Sterling Institute | Atlanta | Private for-profit | 641 | $33,918 | 90% | $29,804 | $10,084 |
| LaGrange College | Lagrange | Private nonprofit | 636 | $17,700 | 35% | $60,301 | $26,000 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-East Point | East Point | Private for-profit | 627 | $40,520 | — | $48,052 | $11,117 |
| Fortis College-Smyrna | Smyrna | Private for-profit | 607 | $25,784 | 59% | $40,843 | $12,667 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta | Marietta | Private for-profit | 538 | $33,050 | 54% | $40,974 | $11,031 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee | Chamblee | Private for-profit | 521 | $16,641 | 36% | $32,752 | $10,584 |
| DeVry University-Georgia | Decatur | Private for-profit | 516 | $34,523 | 52% | $51,716 | $17,038 |
| Georgia Career Institute | Conyers | Private for-profit | 515 | $17,898 | 29% | $28,315 | $7,917 |
| Miller-Motte College-Augusta | Augusta | Private for-profit | 506 | $22,559 | 64% | $34,579 | $13,569 |
| Andrew College | Cuthbert | Private nonprofit | 473 | $23,067 | 43% | $42,330 | $12,000 |
| Morris Brown College | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | 432 | $25,756 | — | — | $15,750 |
| Wesleyan College | Macon | Private nonprofit | 400 | $12,113 | 43% | $44,623 | $24,738 |
| Paine College | Augusta | Private nonprofit | 388 | $16,407 | 6% | $37,183 | $32,026 |
| Herzing University-Atlanta | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | 387 | $22,436 | 19% | $44,255 | $17,676 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Esani | Roswell | Private for-profit | 359 | $16,482 | 74% | $32,651 | $9,833 |
| Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service | Decatur | Private nonprofit | 338 | $34,445 | 72% | $38,691 | $23,500 |
| South University-Savannah | Savannah | Private for-profit | 270 | $26,704 | 8% | $39,314 | $26,417 |
| Atlanta Institute of Music and Media | Duluth | Private for-profit | 248 | $38,064 | 42% | $34,187 | $13,167 |
| International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy | Sandy Springs | Private for-profit | 246 | $23,751 | 82% | $30,220 | $6,222 |
| Empire Beauty School-Morrow | Morrow | Private for-profit | 242 | $16,623 | 39% | $29,071 | $10,222 |
| Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus | Marietta | Private for-profit | 205 | $31,185 | 49% | $33,632 | $14,981 |
| Georgia Institute of Cosmetology | Athens | Private for-profit | 200 | $14,240 | 64% | $26,096 | $10,145 |
| Miller-Motte College-Columbus | Columbus | Private for-profit | 190 | $22,362 | 60% | $34,579 | $13,569 |
| Helms College | Augusta | Private nonprofit | 183 | $26,862 | 67% | $32,537 | $9,289 |
| Luther Rice College & Seminary | Lithonia | Private nonprofit | 165 | $7,293 | — | $49,305 | $33,655 |
| Empire Beauty School-Kennesaw | Kennesaw | Private for-profit | 161 | $15,123 | 62% | $30,533 | $9,833 |
| Gwinnett College-Lilburn | Lilburn | Private for-profit | 156 | $38,140 | 50% | — | — |
| Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails | Columbus | Private for-profit | 150 | $21,157 | 49% | $27,277 | $9,500 |
| Beulah Heights University | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | 138 | $12,432 | 21% | $39,665 | $50,350 |
| Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett | Lawrenceville | Private for-profit | 130 | $15,734 | 59% | $30,533 | $9,833 |
| Empire Beauty School-Savannah | Savannah | Private for-profit | 127 | $16,958 | 36% | $30,388 | $10,222 |
| Empire Beauty School-Northlake | Atlanta | Private for-profit | 127 | $15,779 | 46% | $31,224 | $12,500 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Morrow | Morrow | Private for-profit | 117 | $20,578 | 8% | $32,752 | $10,584 |
| Keune Academy by 124 | Lawrenceville | Private for-profit | 117 | $14,031 | 84% | $37,558 | $9,833 |
| Gwinnett College | Roswell | Private for-profit | 94 | $32,737 | 67% | $36,010 | $9,500 |
| Shearz Institute | Lithia Springs | Private for-profit | 75 | — | — | — | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Augusta | Augusta | Private for-profit | 73 | $18,674 | 35% | $32,104 | $9,847 |
| Hogan Institute of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Lilburn | Private for-profit | 69 | $27,729 | 88% | — | $10,666 |
| Pro Way Hair School | Stone Mountain | Private for-profit | 67 | $17,479 | 52% | $25,160 | $16,500 |
| Miami Ad School-Atlanta | Atlanta | Private for-profit | 65 | $32,211 | 100% | $89,994 | $26,708 |
| Grady Health System Professional Schools | Atlanta | Public | 61 | — | — | $67,673 | — |
| Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville | Gainesville | Private for-profit | 50 | $19,031 | 27% | $32,752 | $10,584 |
| Institute of Medical Ultrasound | Atlanta | Private for-profit | 50 | $42,216 | 81% | — | $20,000 |
| Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology | Dalton | Private for-profit | 47 | $17,923 | 63% | — | $6,222 |
| Beaver Beauty Academy | Decatur | Private for-profit | 47 | $12,719 | 57% | — | $7,917 |
| College of Athens | Watkinsville | Private nonprofit | 44 | — | 0% | — | — |
| Augusta School of Massage | Evans | Private for-profit | 34 | $15,793 | 79% | $33,642 | — |
| Profile Institute of Barber-Styling | Atlanta | Private for-profit | 34 | $9,271 | 94% | $25,538 | — |
| Albany Beauty Academy | Albany | Private for-profit | 18 | $10,794 | — | — | — |
| Webb's Barber School of Arts | Macon | Private for-profit | 16 | $10,743 | 50% | — | — |
| MAK Beauty Institute | Cumming | Private for-profit | 11 | $4,013 | 72% | — | — |
| Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | $115,164 | — |
| Columbia Theological Seminary | Decatur | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interdenominational Theological Center | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | Atlanta | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Galen Health Institutes-Savannah | Pooler | Private for-profit | — | — | — | $69,188 | $22,134 |
| Style Mobb University School of Cosmetology | College Park | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Atlanta | Atlanta | Private for-profit | — | — | — | $31,538 | $7,917 |
| Elaine Sterling Institute-Dunwoody | Dunwoody | Private for-profit | — | — | — | $29,804 | $10,084 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
