Degree Programs Overview

University of West Georgia offers 90 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,160 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at U of West Georgia. 1,612 students completed bachelor's programs and 715 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at U of West Georgia. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's4231,6125131,099
Master's2310715211504
Doctor's5424519
Post-Graduate Certificate1612799137662
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate3NOT OFFERED1046

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of West Georgia. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer and Information Sciences, General program has the highest salary ($73,623) after graduation and the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $72,292 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer and Information Sciences, General $73,623$6,135$26,911$285
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,292$6,024$23,015$244
Finance and Financial Management Services $52,593$4,383$23,000$244
Accounting and Related Services $51,007$4,251$19,500$207
Marketing $47,619$3,968$25,500$270
Business Administration, Management and Operations $45,071$3,756$24,000$254
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management $44,528$3,711$25,000$265
Management Information Systems and Services $43,094$3,591$23,252$247
Chemistry $39,681$3,307$21,946$233
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $39,449$3,287$25,000$265
Special Education and Teaching $38,859$3,238--
Criminology $37,370$3,114$25,304$268
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $91,410$7,618$20,500$233
Educational Administration and Supervision $79,573$6,631$24,976$284
Business Administration, Management and Operations $64,330$5,361$20,500$233
Special Education and Teaching $61,047$5,087$22,800$259
Educational/Instructional Media Design $57,778$4,815$21,320$243
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $51,488$4,291$40,101$456
Public Administration $51,114$4,260$29,312$333
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $49,799$4,150$19,037$217
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $47,219$3,935$25,021$285
Student Counseling and Personnel Services $43,135$3,595$25,960$295
Psychology, General $26,477$2,206$33,302$379
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of West Georgia.

At the school, the Educational/Instructional Technology Post-Master Certificate program has the most completers of 240 and the Educational Leadership and Administration Post-Bachelor Certificate program has the second most completers of 201 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 102NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 201ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED82ONLINE NOT OFFERED 240ONLINE
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 839ONLINE NOT OFFERED 101
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED39 6ONLINE 32ONLINE
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9589ONLINE NOT OFFERED 93ONLINE
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED137 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Online Educator/Online TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1219ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37ONLINE
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)5 NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 232 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1154 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED30ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethics4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16614 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED31ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Research Methodology and Quantitative MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CriminologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9814ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geography (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43ONLINE2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED 0 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 118 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 73NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3935 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17623ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11076 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3219 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 87NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11076 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3219 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 87NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1817 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0

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