by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Georgia State University came in at #550 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
In addition, Georgia State took the #10 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Georgia State came in at #565.
Georgia State also ranked #12 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Georgia.
Women make up 63.0% of the total graduate student body at Georgia State while men make you 37.0%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 44.8% of the graduate students who attend Georgia State are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Georgia State is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 15.1% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,164 | $22,662 |
| Fees | $2,128 | $2,128 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Georgia State is $51,956. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 11% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Georgia State is $59,404. That's about 21% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Georgia State University.
Contact details for Georgia State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 33 Gilmer St, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 |
| Phone: | 404-413-2000 |
| Website: | www.gsu.edu/ |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48.5% of the graduate students at Georgia State took at least one online course. Roughly 13.0% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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