by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Georgia College & State University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
College Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed.Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
Out of a field of 4,630 colleges and universities considered in the 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the #350 spot.Georgia College also ranked #5 for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingOut of 4,630 schools analyzed in the 2026 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, Georgia College came in at #350. Georgia College also ranked #5 for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia.
Out of 4,630 schools analyzed in the 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, Georgia College came in at #350. In addition, Georgia College took the #5 spot for Best Graduate Schools in Georgia.
Georgia College & State University was the school of choice for 1,091 graduate students in the last year for which we have data.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Keep reading to learn more.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 73.6% of the total graduate students at Georgia College are women and 26.4% are men.
About 40.1% of the graduate students who attend Georgia College are from a racial-ethnic minority group*.Georgia College is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 0.3% 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.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at Georgia College who borrowed carries a median debt of $24,412.
The average early-career salary for master’s degree recipients from Georgia College is $78,562.
Early-career pay varies by field of study. The following table shows the graduate fields of study at Georgia College with the highest average early-career salaries for recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Nursing | $121,747 |
| Business & Commerce | $99,579 |
| Educational Administration | $94,009 |
| Accounting | $89,725 |
| Management Information Systems | $74,194 |
| Business Administration & Management | $74,083 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | $60,662 |
| Special Education | $59,662 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | $57,677 |
| Public Administration | $56,175 |
Georgia College & State University is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia.Milledgeville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life. Get more details about the location of Georgia College & State University.
Contact details for Georgia College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 231 W Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061 |
| Phone: | 800-342-0471 |
| Website: | www.gcsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/gacollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/georgiacollege |
88.8% of the graduate students at Georgia College took at least one online course.Approximately 61.7% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 14 | $89,725 |
| Allied Health Professions | 9 | — |
| Business & Commerce | 10 | $99,579 |
| Business Administration & Management | 16 | — |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 18 | — |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 31 | — |
| Educational Administration | 27 | $94,009 |
| General Biology | 7 | — |
| General English Literature | 4 | — |
| Health Sciences & Services | 8 | — |
| Instructional Media Design | 10 | — |
| Management Information Systems | 14 | — |
| Nursing | 40 | $121,747 |
| Public Administration | 20 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 3 | — |
| Special Education | 67 | $59,662 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 128 | $53,403 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 57 | $60,662 |
| Writing Studies | 4 | — |
As with the master’s degree programs, only the programs that awarded doctorate degrees are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 4 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which Georgia College & State University awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 4 | — |
| Information Technology | 12 | — |
| Nursing | 12 | — |
| Other Health Professions | 2 | — |
| Special Education | 1 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which Georgia College & State University awarded a professional degree.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 7 | — |
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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