Graduate Programs at Georgia College & State University

Graduate School Overview

Georgia College & State University (referred to as Georgia College) is a Public, 4 years school located in Milledgeville, GA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1925 - Current).

Georgia College Directory Information
School Name	Georgia College & State University (Georgia College)
Address	231 W Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone	800-342-0471
Web	https://www.gcsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate
Financial Info	https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Georgia College & State University is $6,758 for Georgia residents and $20,312 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,050 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,315 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 88 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 30 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,312 $6,758 for Georgia Residents
Student Population	1,050
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	88 graduate programs (30 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Georgia College & State University is $6,758 for Georgia residents and $20,312 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $272 for Georgia residents and $1,019 for out-of-state students.

Georgia College & State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Georgia College & State University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	30 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Georgia College & State University is $6,758 for Georgia residents and $20,312 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -2.64% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Georgia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,184	$2,022	$18,486	$2,022
2019-2020	$5,292	$2,022	$18,846	$2,022
2020-2021	$5,292	$2,022	$18,846	$2,022
2021-2022	$5,292	$2,016	$18,846	$2,016
2022-2023	$5,292	$1,466	$18,846	$1,466

The graduate school tuition & fees of Georgia College is average compared to public graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,795 (public) / $16,347 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Georgia College & State University	$6,758	$20,312
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,353	$17,232
Public	$6,888	$18,795
Private	$16,347

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,232 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Georgia College & State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.16% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,424. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.41% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,964	$4,726	$13,980	$5,352
2019-2020	$13,052	$4,773	$14,054	$5,406
2020-2021	$11,318	$6,344	$7,108	$6,628
2021-2022	$11,324	$6,419	$7,792	$6,703
2022-2023	$10,948	$7,000	$8,140	$7,284

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $272 for Georgia residents and $1,019 for other students at Georgia College & State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -2.67% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Georgia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$288	$1,027
2019-2020	$294	$1,047
2020-2021	$294	$1,047
2021-2022	$294	$1,047
2022-2023	$272	$1,019

Graduate Programs at Georgia College

Georgia College & State University offers 44 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 631 students have completed their study at Georgia College & State University.

Offered Degrees at Georgia College & State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	31	20	535
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	0
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	13
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	3	8
Post Master's Degree	7	5	75
Total	44	30	631

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Georgia College & State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) program with 46 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Secondary Education and Teaching program with 76 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 14 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Georgia College & State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	46	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	35	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	11	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	7	-

Popular Master's Programs at Georgia College & State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	76	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	66	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	52	$86,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	44	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	44	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Georgia College & State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	14	-
Nursing Practice	✔	13	-
Nursing Practice	✔	0	-
Nursing Practice	✔	0	-

Georgia College & State University offers 44 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 631 students have completed their graduate studies.

535 students have earned/completed Master's program.
13 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
8 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
75 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (8 completers)	295 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	44	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	36	$65,700
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	20	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	25	$54,400
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✔	17	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	28	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	66	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	20	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	13	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	12	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	13 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Creative Writing	✕	7	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Library Science (other)	✔	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	16	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	6	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (6 completers)	83 completers	-
Health and Wellness	✕	23	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	7	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✔	0	-
Music Therapy/Therapist	✔	1	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	52	$86,800
Nursing Administration	✔	0	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔ (3 completers)	112 completers	$64,800
Business/Commerce	✔	21	$64,800
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	44	-
Accounting	✕	22	$56,600
Information Resources Management	✔	25	-
History [+]	✕	0 completers	-
History	✕	0	-
	Total	535

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	13	-
	Total	13

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Health and Wellness	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	7	-
	Total	8

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	75 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	11	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	18	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	46	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Health and Wellness	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
	Total	75

Graduate Student Population at Georgia College

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,177 students enrolled into Georgia College & State University graduate schools where it has total 6,315 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 297 full-time and 880 part-time graduate students. By gender, 336 male and 841 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,177	336	841
Full-time	297	87	210
Part-tme	880	249	631

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 795 White (67.54%), 283 Black/African American (24.04%), 46 Hispanic (3.91%), 16 Asian (1.36%), and 37 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,177	336	841
American Indian/Native American	4	0	4
Asian	16	7	9
Black/African American	283	82	201
Hispanic	46	13	33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	795	220	575
Two More	26	10	16
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	6	3	3

Georgia College & State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 848 graduate students (72.05% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 237 graduate students (20.14% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,177
Enrolled Online Exclusively	848
Enrolled Some Online Courses	237
Not in Online Courses	92

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Georgia College & State University. 278 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.62% of total students), 88 students are aged above 50 (7.48%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Georgia College & State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,177	336	841
Age 20-21	15	5	10
Age 22-24	263	77	186
Age 25-29	307	94	213
Age 30-34	176	54	122
Age 35-39	128	41	87
Age 40-49	200	37	163
Age 50-64	81	26	55
Over 64	7	2	5

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