University of West Georgia (U of West Georgia) is a four-year, public school located in Carrollton, GA.

It offers 44 graduate programs - 23 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 10 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $5,938 for in-state and $18,430 for out-of-state students.

A total of 3,227 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,893 students at U of West Georgia. U of West Georgia offers online graduate programs and 2,739 out of 3,227 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find U of West Georgia's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $5,938 for Georgia residents and $18,430 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-four (44) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of West Georgia
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1601 Maple St, Carrollton, GA
Graduate School Students3,149 students
2,739 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$5,938
Out-of-State$18,430
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 44 Graduate Programs
23 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of West Georgia

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of West Georgia with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Georgia residents, the tuition & fees are $5,938 and $18,430 for non-Georgia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $241 for Georgia residents and $935 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$4,338$16,830
Fees$1,600$1,600
Cost per Credit$241$935
Books & Supplies$1,275
Room & Board$11,642 (On-Campus) / $9,104 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,752 (On-Campus) / $8,736 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,607$36,099
Off-Campus Total$25,053$37,545

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of West Georgia offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 44 major areas - 23 Master's (10 online programs), 5 Doctorate (4 online programs), 10 Post-Bachelor's (8 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 727 students have been conferred Master's degree and 24 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total72724259542
Men21755583
Women51019204459

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science15ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE 27ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 240ONLINE
Special Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 101
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services39 ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE
Elementary Education and Teaching89ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 49
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels137 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Online Educator/Online TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching19ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education17ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 37ONLINE NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 14 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management30ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Administration31ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Criminology14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Sociology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse23ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management76 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

U of West Georgia graduate schools have a total of 3,149 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 745 male and 2,404 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 575 full-time and 2,574 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,739 students enrolled through online exclusively and 198 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,958 White, 820 Black, and 33 Asian students are attending at University of West Georgia. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

19 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,177 students are older than 65. It has 1,072 students aged between 22 and 30 and 959 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,149
Men745
Women2,404
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,149
Full-time Students575
Part-time Students2,574
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,149
American Indian /
Native American
5
Asian33
Black820
Hispanic123
White1,958
Two or more races77
Un-Known102
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,149
21 & Under19
22-24449
25-29623
30-34513
35-39446
40 & Over1,177

Online Population

At University of West Georgia graduate schools, 2,739 students enrolled online exclusively and 198 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,227
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,739
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses198
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses290
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,739
Georgia Resident2,611
Other State In U.S.118
Outside of U.S.10