Best ROI Colleges in Georgia
25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Earnings ÷ Net Price | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta · community | 50.3× | $614 | 46.8% | $30,864 | — |
| 2 | Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville · community | 38.5× | $813 | 47.7% | $31,293 | — |
| 3 | South Georgia Technical College Americus · community | 26.1× | $1,164 | 52.6% | $30,364 | — |
| 4 | West Georgia Technical College Waco · community | 14.4× | $2,457 | 35.5% | $35,479 | — |
| 5 | Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta · community | 10.9× | $3,407 | 30.4% | $37,138 | — |
| 6 | Columbus Technical College Columbus · community | 8.6× | $4,001 | 30.3% | $34,238 | — |
| 7 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta · public | 8.5× | $12,116 | 92.6% | $102,772 | 14.1% |
| 8 | North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville · community | 8.2× | $4,005 | 39.7% | $32,932 | — |
| 9 | Dalton State College Dalton · public | 8.0× | $5,012 | 34.7% | $40,251 | — |
| 10 | Albany Technical College Albany · community | 6.8× | $4,524 | 44.5% | $30,541 | — |
| 11 | Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville · community | 6.7× | $6,696 | 34.0% | $45,025 | — |
| 12 | Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin · community | 6.4× | $5,661 | 46.3% | $36,104 | — |
| 13 | Atlanta Metropolitan State College Atlanta · community | 6.3× | $5,258 | 18.3% | $33,252 | — |
| 14 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome · community | 6.3× | $5,720 | 47.9% | $35,759 | — |
| 15 | Georgia Highlands College Rome · community | 6.2× | $6,928 | 25.4% | $43,184 | — |
| 16 | Clayton State University Morrow · public | 5.9× | $8,365 | 45.1% | $49,179 | 68.5% |
| 17 | Savannah Technical College Savannah · community | 5.4× | $6,114 | 43.0% | $33,018 | — |
| 18 | Athens Technical College Athens · community | 5.2× | $6,949 | 40.6% | $35,951 | — |
| 19 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton · community | 5.1× | $6,842 | 31.0% | $34,996 | 75.7% |
| 20 | University of North Georgia Dahlonega · public | 5.1× | $9,823 | 38.6% | $50,135 | 67.9% |
| 21 | University of Georgia Athens · public | 4.9× | $13,936 | 87.8% | $68,726 | 37.7% |
| 22 | Lanier Technical College Gainesville · community | 4.8× | $7,799 | 41.1% | $37,623 | — |
| 23 | Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro · community | 4.8× | $6,542 | 53.0% | $31,248 | — |
| 24 | Gordon State College Barnesville · community | 4.7× | $8,105 | 26.1% | $37,871 | 85.9% |
| 25 | Savannah State University Savannah · public | 4.6× | $8,172 | 29.4% | $37,981 | — |
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