Best Colleges in Georgia (2026)
133 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.
133
Colleges
$40,589
Avg Earnings (10yr)
$18,197
Avg Net Price
71%
Avg Admit Rate
41%
Avg Grad Rate
State Overview
Georgia is home to 133 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $40,589 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, Georgia offers diverse options across all price points.
Quick Facts — Georgia Colleges
Top 10 Colleges in Georgia by Graduate Earnings
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.
1
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta·Public
Admit
14%
Net Price
$12,116
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings
$102,772
3
Emory University-Oxford College
Oxford·Private Nonprofit
Admit
13%
Net Price
$37,920
Grad Rate
N/A
Earnings
$80,137
5
Grady Health System Professional Schools
Atlanta·Public
Admit
N/A
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
Earnings
$60,726
8
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville·Public
Admit
78%
Net Price
$20,686
Grad Rate
64%
Earnings
$58,140
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| School | City | Type | Admit Rate | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings (10yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Tifton | Public | 76% | $6,842 | 36% | $34,996 |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur | Private Nonprofit | 62% | $24,754 | 71% | $56,274 |
| Albany Beauty Academy | Albany | Private For-Profit | N/A | $9,417 | N/A | N/A |
| Albany State University | Albany | Public | N/A | $11,898 | 31% | $40,674 |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | N/A | $4,524 | N/A | $30,541 |
| American InterContinental University-Atlanta | Atlanta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,482 | 21% | $36,144 |
| Andrew College | Cuthbert | Private Nonprofit | 46% | $21,823 | 33% | $38,475 |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | N/A | $6,949 | N/A | $35,951 |
| Atlanta Institute of Music and Media | Duluth | Private For-Profit | N/A | $37,832 | N/A | $31,186 |
| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Atlanta | Public | N/A | $5,258 | 17% | $33,252 |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | N/A | -$914 | N/A | $30,350 |
| Augusta School of Massage | Evans | Private For-Profit | N/A | $13,892 | N/A | $25,408 |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | N/A | $10,485 | N/A | $33,523 |
| Augusta University | Augusta | Public | 86% | $13,787 | 49% | $48,472 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta | Duluth | Private For-Profit | N/A | $27,365 | N/A | $48,191 |
| Beaver Beauty Academy | Decatur | Private For-Profit | N/A | $9,194 | N/A | N/A |
| Berry College | Mount Berry | Private Nonprofit | 64% | $22,320 | 69% | $53,800 |
| Beulah Heights University | Atlanta | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | 33% | $35,236 |
| Brenau University | Gainesville | Private Nonprofit | 88% | $18,924 | 33% | $54,003 |
| Brewton-Parker Christian University | Mount Vernon | Private Nonprofit | 96% | $26,054 | 21% | $42,009 |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | N/A | $7,052 | N/A | $30,848 |
| Chamberlain University-Georgia | Sandy Springs | Private For-Profit | 91% | $33,188 | 50% | $92,405 |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | N/A | $3,407 | N/A | $37,138 |
| Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta | Private Nonprofit | 64% | $37,702 | 49% | $42,712 |
| Clayton State University | Morrow | Public | 68% | $8,365 | 40% | $49,179 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | N/A | -$126 | N/A | $30,214 |
| College of Athens | Watkinsville | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick | Public | 98% | $15,261 | 26% | $39,318 |
| Columbus State University | Columbus | Public | 99% | $13,115 | 42% | $44,544 |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | N/A | $4,001 | N/A | $34,238 |
| Covenant College | Lookout Mountain | Private Nonprofit | 87% | $26,265 | 71% | $50,412 |
| Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology | Dalton | Private For-Profit | N/A | $11,944 | N/A | N/A |
| Dalton State College | Dalton | Public | N/A | $5,012 | 25% | $40,251 |
| DeVry University-Georgia | Decatur | Private For-Profit | 100% | $28,229 | 13% | $45,987 |
| East Georgia State College | Swainsboro | Public | N/A | $9,626 | 17% | $37,174 |
| Elaine Sterling Institute | Atlanta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $30,314 | N/A | N/A |
| Emmanuel University | Franklin Springs | Private Nonprofit | 74% | $20,925 | 42% | $38,208 |
| Emory University | Atlanta | Private Nonprofit | 11% | $22,585 | 91% | $80,137 |
| Emory University-Oxford College | Oxford | Private Nonprofit | 13% | $37,920 | N/A | $80,137 |
| Empire Beauty School-Augusta | Augusta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,955 | N/A | $23,921 |
| Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett | Lawrenceville | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,203 | N/A | $23,589 |
| Empire Beauty School-Kennesaw | Kennesaw | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,027 | N/A | $23,589 |
| Empire Beauty School-Morrow | Morrow | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,962 | N/A | $24,397 |
| Empire Beauty School-Northlake | Atlanta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,685 | N/A | $24,407 |
| Empire Beauty School-Savannah | Savannah | Private For-Profit | N/A | $17,707 | N/A | $24,022 |
| Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley | Public | 66% | $10,338 | 41% | $36,666 |
| Fortis College-Smyrna | Smyrna | Private For-Profit | N/A | $23,657 | N/A | $36,368 |
| Georgia Career Institute | Conyers | Private For-Profit | N/A | $14,966 | N/A | $23,686 |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville | Public | 78% | $20,686 | 64% | $58,140 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville | Public | 96% | $15,844 | 21% | $47,730 |
| Georgia Highlands College | Rome | Public | N/A | $6,928 | 21% | $43,184 |
| Georgia Institute of Cosmetology | Athens | Private For-Profit | N/A | $14,397 | N/A | $21,432 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta | Public | 14% | $12,116 | 94% | $102,772 |
| Georgia Military College | Milledgeville | Public | N/A | $16,923 | 38% | $39,257 |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | N/A | $5,720 | N/A | $35,759 |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | N/A | $13,761 | N/A | $34,619 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | Public | 88% | $15,267 | 55% | $53,236 |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus | Public | 75% | $12,019 | 41% | $48,757 |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta | Public | 55% | $15,931 | 53% | $47,384 |
| Georgia State University-Perimeter College | Atlanta | Public | 91% | $11,453 | N/A | $47,384 |
| Gordon State College | Barnesville | Public | 86% | $8,105 | 20% | $37,871 |
| Grady Health System Professional Schools | Atlanta | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $60,726 |
| Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service | Decatur | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $29,047 | N/A | $42,636 |
| Gwinnett College | Roswell | Private For-Profit | N/A | $34,071 | N/A | $31,206 |
| Gwinnett College-Lilburn | Lilburn | Private For-Profit | N/A | $30,175 | N/A | $31,422 |
| Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus | Marietta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $33,966 | N/A | $25,373 |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | N/A | $6,696 | N/A | $45,025 |
| Helms College | Augusta | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $25,358 | N/A | N/A |
| Herzing University-Atlanta | Atlanta | Private Nonprofit | 94% | $21,679 | 14% | $36,909 |
| Hogan Institute of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Lilburn | Private For-Profit | N/A | $32,724 | N/A | N/A |
| Institute of Medical Ultrasound | Atlanta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $51,036 | N/A | N/A |
| Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee | Chamblee | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,506 | N/A | $27,065 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville | Gainesville | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,796 | N/A | $27,065 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Morrow | Morrow | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,844 | N/A | $27,065 |
| International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy | Sandy Springs | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $25,452 |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | Public | 69% | $15,048 | 52% | $57,552 |
| Keune Academy by 124 | Lawrenceville | Private For-Profit | N/A | $14,097 | N/A | $30,962 |
| LaGrange College | Lagrange | Private Nonprofit | 62% | $20,875 | 47% | $51,745 |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | N/A | $7,799 | N/A | $37,623 |
| Life University | Marietta | Private Nonprofit | 93% | $29,791 | 38% | $47,397 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-East Point | East Point | Private For-Profit | N/A | $45,567 | N/A | $38,683 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta | Marietta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $30,801 | N/A | $31,914 |
| Luther Rice College & Seminary | Lithonia | Private Nonprofit | 92% | $27,883 | N/A | $47,003 |
| MAK Beauty Institute | Cumming | Private For-Profit | N/A | $13,085 | N/A | N/A |
| Mercer University | Macon | Private Nonprofit | 69% | $23,847 | 70% | $58,354 |
| Miami Ad School-Atlanta | Atlanta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $60,682 | N/A | $106,192 |
| Middle Georgia State University | Macon | Public | 100% | $12,361 | 25% | $40,863 |
| Miller-Motte College-Augusta | Augusta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $22,223 | N/A | $31,102 |
| Miller-Motte College-Columbus | Columbus | Private For-Profit | N/A | $21,179 | N/A | $31,102 |
| Miller-Motte College-Macon | Macon | Private For-Profit | N/A | $21,074 | N/A | $31,102 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta | Private Nonprofit | 44% | $39,013 | 59% | $52,889 |
| Morris Brown College | Atlanta | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $24,901 | 25% | N/A |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | N/A | $4,005 | N/A | $32,932 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public | N/A | $12,844 | N/A | $30,899 |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | N/A | $6,542 | N/A | $31,248 |
| Oglethorpe University | Atlanta | Private Nonprofit | 88% | $19,509 | 54% | $55,232 |
| Paine College | Augusta | Private Nonprofit | 95% | $16,670 | 14% | $33,338 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Atlanta | Atlanta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $18,075 | N/A | $21,775 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Esani | Roswell | Private For-Profit | N/A | $18,522 | N/A | $26,287 |
| Piedmont University | Demorest | Private Nonprofit | 93% | $20,599 | 47% | $49,130 |
| Point University | West Point | Private Nonprofit | 44% | $25,335 | 34% | $38,740 |
| Pro Way Hair School | Stone Mountain | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,458 | N/A | $21,586 |
| Profile Institute of Barber-Styling | Atlanta | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,685 | N/A | $25,629 |
| Reinhardt University | Waleska | Private Nonprofit | 62% | $24,425 | 44% | $46,541 |
| Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails | Columbus | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,487 | N/A | $22,139 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah | Private Nonprofit | 83% | $49,430 | 69% | $45,954 |
| Savannah State University | Savannah | Public | N/A | $8,172 | 28% | $37,981 |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | N/A | $6,114 | N/A | $33,018 |
| Shearz Institute | Lithia Springs | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Shorter University | Rome | Private Nonprofit | 96% | $16,646 | 38% | $44,604 |
| South Georgia State College | Douglas | Public | N/A | $8,767 | 16% | $35,697 |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | N/A | $1,164 | N/A | $30,364 |
| South University-Savannah | Savannah | Private For-Profit | N/A | $28,743 | 9% | $34,421 |
| South University-Savannah Online | Savannah | Private For-Profit | N/A | $28,049 | 7% | $34,421 |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | N/A | $10,612 | N/A | $30,329 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | N/A | $5,661 | N/A | $36,104 |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | N/A | $813 | N/A | $31,293 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta | Private Nonprofit | 25% | $38,967 | 78% | $59,993 |
| Strayer University-Georgia | Chamblee | Private For-Profit | N/A | $18,318 | 21% | $40,092 |
| Thomas University | Thomasville | Private Nonprofit | 38% | $18,499 | 28% | $49,716 |
| Toccoa Falls College | Toccoa Falls | Private Nonprofit | 66% | $21,642 | 44% | $36,630 |
| Truett McConnell University | Cleveland | Private Nonprofit | 78% | $22,227 | 38% | $46,700 |
| United Education Institute-Morrow | Morrow | Private For-Profit | N/A | $35,734 | N/A | $31,141 |
| United Education Institute-Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | Private For-Profit | N/A | $32,174 | N/A | $27,688 |
| University of Georgia | Athens | Public | 38% | $13,936 | 90% | $68,726 |
| University of North Georgia | Dahlonega | Public | 68% | $9,823 | 37% | $50,135 |
| University of West Georgia | Carrollton | Public | 52% | $12,786 | 43% | $49,587 |
| Valdosta State University | Valdosta | Public | 72% | $10,945 | 42% | $49,361 |
| Webb's Barber School of Arts | Macon | Private For-Profit | N/A | $13,568 | N/A | N/A |
| Wesleyan College | Macon | Private Nonprofit | 59% | $12,724 | 45% | $44,317 |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | N/A | $2,457 | N/A | $35,479 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | N/A | $614 | N/A | $30,864 |
| Young Harris College | Young Harris | Private Nonprofit | 63% | $22,034 | 42% | $47,195 |
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