Housing at University of Georgia

If you are interested in studying housing, you may want to check out the program at University of Georgia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,870 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2021, 34 of them were housing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Housing section at the bottom of this page.

UGA Housing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Housing
• Master’s Degree in Housing
• Doctorate Degree in Housing

UGA Housing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks housing programs across the country. The following shows how UGA performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The housing major at UGA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Housing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Housing Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Housing Doctor’s Degree Schools	1

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in housing from UGA. This makes it the #1 most popular school for housing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in housing, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Housing Graduates from UGA Make?

The median salary of housing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $35,788. This is less than $40,427, which is the national average of all housing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Housing Student Demographics at UGA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the housing majors at University of Georgia.

UGA Housing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in housing from UGA. About 41% were men and 59% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in housing at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a bachelor's in housing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA Housing Master’s Program

Of the 31 housing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 58% were men and 42% were women.

Of the students who received a housing master's degree from UGA, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a master's in housing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA also has a doctoral program available in housing. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies
• Human Sciences Business Services
• Family & Consumer Economics
• Human Development & Family Studies

Careers That Housing Grads May Go Into

A degree in housing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2,700	$50,950
Interior Designers	2,200	$53,800
Farm and Home Management Advisors	130	$41,680

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.