Middle Georgia State University Overview

Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The location of Middle Georgia State University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Middle Georgia State University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Middle Georgia State University is the master's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 78% of the faculty were full-time.

Middle Georgia State University 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 Middle Georgia State University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#107	Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#129	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 Middle Georgia State University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#50	Best Value Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics	College Factual
#69	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences	College Factual
#100	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education	College Factual
#106	Best Value Colleges for General Psychology	College Factual
#115	Best Value Colleges for Psychology	College Factual
#125	Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism	College Factual

Where Is Middle Georgia State University?

Contact details for Middle Georgia State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 University Parkway, Macon, GA 31206
Phone:	478-471-2700

How Do I Get Into Middle Georgia State University?

You can apply to Middle Georgia State University online at: https://gafutures.xap.com/applications/usg/usg_common_app_short/introduction.asp?application_id=4019

Admission Requirements for Middle Georgia State University

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Middle Georgia State University?

With an acceptance rate of 99%, Middle Georgia State University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Can I Afford Middle Georgia State University?

The overall average net price of Middle Georgia State University is $18,420. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 Middle Georgia State University, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,626 a year. That adds up to $22,504 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Middle Georgia State University is 13.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Middle Georgia State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,015 undergraduate students at Middle Georgia State University, with 4,802 being full-time and 3,213 being part-time.

There are also 389 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,802 full-time undergraduates at Middle Georgia State University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Middle Georgia State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	123
Black or African American	1,718
Hispanic or Latino	308
White	2,316
International Students	100
Other Races/Ethnicities	237

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Middle Georgia State University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Middle Georgia State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Middle Georgia State University

There are 10 bachelor’s degree and 2 master’s degree programs available online at Middle Georgia State University. In 2019-2020, 6,036 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Middle Georgia State University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th 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 Middle Georgia State University

The following table shows how Middle Georgia State University 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
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	#1	#1
English Language & Literature	#1	#4
General Psychology	#1	#41
Psychology	#1	#40
Liberal Arts General Studies	#1	#43
Industrial Production Technology	#1	#18
General English Literature	#1	#4
Education	#4	#49
Transportation & Materials Moving	#4	#4
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#4	#43
Air Transportation	#4	#4
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#16	#37
Engineering Technologies	#16	#25
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#16	#79
Computer Information Systems	#16	#22
Computer & Information Sciences	#25	#33
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#25	#110
Health Professions	#40	#73
Nursing	#43	#79
Business Administration & Management	#45	#110
Business, Management & Marketing	#46	#150

Online Growth Rankings of Middle Georgia State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Middle Georgia State University was 42.0%. This is the #744 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Middle Georgia State University regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Air Transportation	7%
Business Administration & Management	2%
Business, Management & Marketing	2%
Computer & Information Sciences	10%
Computer Information Systems	10%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	38%
Engineering Technologies	28%
English Language & Literature	7%
General Psychology	35%
Health & Medical Administrative Services	18%
Health Professions	7%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	38%
Psychology	35%
Transportation & Materials Moving	7%

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	#1
General English Literature	#12
Transportation & Materials Moving	#13
Industrial Production Technology	#13
Air Transportation	#13
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	#16
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	#22
English Language & Literature	#49
General Psychology	#65
Computer Information Systems	#96
Engineering Technologies	#104
Psychology	#122
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#210
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#226
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#229
Liberal Arts General Studies	#229
Computer & Information Sciences	#279
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#280
Business Administration & Management	#494

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%.

Middle Georgia State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	75	0	182	0	22	279
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	113	0	87	200
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	133	0	7	140
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	116	0	21	0	0	137
General Psychology	0	0	0	103	0	0	103
Air Transportation	6	8	0	67	0	0	81
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	17	0	49	0	0	66
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	62	0	0	62
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	45	0	7	52
General Biology	0	0	0	34	0	0	34
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	16	14	0	0	0	30
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	0	28	0	0	28
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	17	0	0	17
General English Literature	0	0	0	12	0	0	12
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	0	11	0	0	11
History	0	0	0	11	0	0	11
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	8	0	0	8
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	6	0	0	0	0	6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	5	0	0	0	0	5
Health Sciences & Services	0	5	0	0	0	0	5
Mathematics	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
Data Analytics	0	5	0	0	0	0	5
Political Science & Government	0	2	0	2	0	0	4
Music	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	255	32	909	3	123	1,329

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.