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.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of West Georgia took the #744 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia, University of West Georgia came in at #12.
University of West Georgia was ranked #430 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, University of West Georgia took the #9 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Georgia.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 78.4% of the total graduate students at University of West Georgia are women and 21.6% are men.
About 34.6% of the graduate students who attend University of West Georgia are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. University of West Georgia is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 0.8% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,338 | $16,830 |
| Fees | $2,150 | $2,150 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from University of West Georgia is $57,260. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 2% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from University of West Georgia is $81,557. That's about 8% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of University of West Georgia.
Contact details for University of West Georgia are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1601 Maple St, Carrollton, GA 30118-0001 |
| Phone: | 678-839-5000 |
| Website: | www.westga.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-West-Georgia/82958952731 |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/uwgmedia |
Around 91.8% of University of West Georgia graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 85.3% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
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 |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 3 |
| Other Education | 15 |
| Student Counseling | 6 |
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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