by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. 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.
Piedmont College came in at #352 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.
Piedmont College also ranked #5 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.
Piedmont College was ranked #261 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
Piedmont College also ranked #5 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Georgia.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 83.6% of the total graduate students at Piedmont College are women and 16.4% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Piedmont College, around 17.0% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 0.1% of graduate students hail from another country. 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 | $10,800 | $10,800 |
| Fees | $220 | $220 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Piedmont College enter careers with an average starting salary of $49,695. That's about 15% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Piedmont College is $58,943. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 22% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Piedmont College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1021 Central Ave, Demorest, GA 30535-0010 |
| Phone: | 706-778-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.piedmont.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/PiedmontCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/PiedmontLions |
In 2020-2021, 94.8% of the graduate students at Piedmont College took at least one class online. For that same period, 83.4% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 17 |
| General Education | 6 |
| Instructional Media Design | 2 |
| Special Education | 13 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 154 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 67 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 15 |
| Educational Administration | 1 |
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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