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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Master's in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 675 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,764 and $25,626 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree history students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k) in Georgia

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #2 spot on the list. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Georgia are $18,354.

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#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

Valdosta State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Valdosta State University is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682.

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#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

University of West Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 12 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980.

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#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 5 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #5 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790.

Full Georgia State History Report

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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