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. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., University of North Georgia landed the #1015 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, UNG took the #20 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.
UNG was ranked #618 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
UNG also ranked #13 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Georgia.
The total graduate student population at UNG is made up of 72.7% women and 27.3% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at UNG, around 22.0% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. UNG is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 1.6% of the graduate student population. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,140 | $16,488 |
| Fees | $1,866 | $1,866 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at UNG is $54,947. That's about 6% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Doctorate degree recipients from UNG earn an average salary of $65,847 during the early years of their career. That's about 13% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
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Contact details for UNG are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 82 College Circle, Dahlonega, GA 30597 |
| Phone: | 706-864-1400 |
| Website: | www.ung.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UNG.UniversityofNorthGeorgia |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UNG_News |
About 80.1% of the graduate students at University of North Georgia took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 56.9% 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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 6 |
| Nursing | 5 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 36 |
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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