Herzing University - Atlanta Overview

Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Atlanta, Georgia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Herzing University - Atlanta Known For?

• The highest award offered at Herzing University - Atlanta is the post-master's certificate.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 28% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Herzing University - Atlanta student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Herzing University - Atlanta Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Herzing University - Atlanta.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#91	Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#180	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#221	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Herzing University - Atlanta has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Homeland Security Schools	College Factual
#31	Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools	College Factual
#59	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#66	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#101	Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools	Healthcare Degree Search

Where Is Herzing University - Atlanta?

Contact details for Herzing University - Atlanta are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	50 Hurt Plaza Se Ste. 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone:	404-816-4533
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/herzingonline?ref=ts&fref=ts
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/HerzingUniv

How Do I Get Into Herzing University - Atlanta?

You can apply to Herzing University - Atlanta online at: https://www.herzing.edu/

Admission Requirements for Herzing University - Atlanta

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	recommended
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Herzing University - Atlanta?

Herzing University - Atlanta has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 17% of accepted students are men and 83% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Can I Afford Herzing University - Atlanta?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Herzing University - Atlanta, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,541 a year. That adds up to $30,164 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Herzing University - Atlanta is 12.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Herzing University - Atlanta Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 693 undergraduate students at Herzing University - Atlanta, with 415 being full-time and 278 being part-time.

There are also 39 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 415 full-time undergraduates at Herzing University - Atlanta, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Herzing University - Atlanta students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	292
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Herzing University - Atlanta. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Herzing University - Atlanta

There are 10 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at Herzing University - Atlanta. In 2019-2020, 598 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Herzing University - Atlanta has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 45th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Herzing University - Atlanta

The following table shows how Herzing University - Atlanta is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Homeland Security	#34	#22
Legal Support Services	#36	#24
Legal Professions	#45	#30
Computer Programming	#51	#51
Information Technology	#65	#47

Online Affordability Rankings of Herzing University - Atlanta Rankings

The following table shows how Herzing University - Atlanta is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Computer Programming	#9	#9
Legal Support Services	#10	#10
Legal Professions	#25	#22
Homeland Security	#31	#28
Business, Management & Marketing	#39	#33
Information Technology	#41	#35
Computer & Information Sciences	#54	#48
Business Administration & Management	#69	#63

Online Growth Rankings of Herzing University - Atlanta

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Herzing University - Atlanta was 11.8%. This is the #746 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Herzing University - Atlanta regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Herzing University - Atlanta majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	67%
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	80%
Business Administration & Management	9%
Business, Management & Marketing	13%
Computer & Information Sciences	20%
Health & Medical Administrative Services	11%
Health Professions	3%
Information Technology	62%
Legal Professions	38%
Legal Support Services	38%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Herzing University - Atlanta ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Herzing University - Atlanta.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	#45
Computer Systems Networking	#53
Homeland Security	#79
Legal Support Services	#84
Computer Programming	#107
Legal Professions	#132
Information Technology	#233
Nursing	#243
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#380
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#401
Accounting	#412
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#492

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Herzing University - Atlanta Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	24	0	17	3	34	78
Health & Medical Administrative Services	31	20	11	0	0	62
Nursing	0	0	44	0	0	44
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	7	8	0	0	0	15
Information Technology	0	0	13	0	0	13
Legal Support Services	10	0	3	0	0	13
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	8	0	0	8
Accounting	2	2	2	0	0	6
Computer Systems Networking	4	0	0	0	0	4
Computer Programming	1	0	2	0	0	3
Homeland Security	0	0	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	79	30	102	3	34	248

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.