2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Georgia
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Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in Georgia for students working on their master’s degree.
Georgia Tech does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Out of the 28 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Emory. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UGA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 18% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Augusta University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
One thing to take note of is that Piedmont College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Covenant College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Georgia College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
University of North Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that UNG does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
Georgia Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that GaSou does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Mercer University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
One thing to take note of is that Mercer does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 46% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of West Georgia came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of West Georgia. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
LaGrange College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking.
LaGrange does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Georgia Southwestern State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GSW. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Valdosta State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
VSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Kennesaw State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
One thing to take note of is that KSU Georgia does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Georgia State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Georgia State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Brenau University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Brenau. During the 2019-2020 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #18, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSU. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
DeVry University - Georgia came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking.
DeVry University - Georgia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Thomas University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
One thing to take note of is that TU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Middle Georgia State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Since the graduate programs at Middle Georgia State University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Albany State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
One thing to take note of is that Albany State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Truett McConnell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #24, Clayton State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Clayton State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Clark Atlanta University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
CAU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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