$49,587
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of West Georgia is a public 4-year college in Carrollton, Georgia with 7,520 undergraduates and 5,234 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,786 a year (tuition and fees $6,088 in-state, $17,800 out-of-state). It admits 52% of applicants and 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,587 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,970 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,786
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,088
Out-of-state $17,800
Admission rate
52%
US median 78%
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,970
About $254 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,587
Rank 1,506 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,786
- Tuition in-state
- $6,088
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,800
- Cost of attendance
- $21,981
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 35%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,339
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,523
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,957
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,471
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,810
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,143 in 2015-16 to $6,088 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1,032
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 485
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 7,520
- Graduate students
- 5,234
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 83
- Endowment
- $49.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,506 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,786 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,088 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 52% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,970 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,000 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,587 | $38,579 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
83 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 240 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 228 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 226 | $25,021 | $58,664 | $64,065 | $59,916 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 176 | $23,015 | $77,140 | $86,904 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 169 | $24,779 | $25,058 | $43,731 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 152 | $24,000 | $44,392 | $62,588 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 143 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $25,250 | $28,550 | $47,252 | $57,214 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $25,250 | $27,268 | $47,891 | $56,278 |
| Special Education and TeachingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 101 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $25,304 | $33,839 | $50,048 | $55,556 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $23,000 | $41,744 | $49,499 | $47,382 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $25,500 | $40,562 | $63,104 | $69,303 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 82 | $21,320 | $67,652 | $74,243 | $70,644 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 76 | $20,500 | $64,574 | $97,803 | $103,485 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $26,000 | $30,522 | $43,308 | $61,296 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $23,252 | $42,494 | $70,574 | $83,290 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $25,000 | $31,492 | $49,799 | $50,468 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $23,000 | $52,078 | $72,717 | $83,343 |
| SociologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $26,000 | $34,393 | $47,412 | $52,657 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 39 | $22,800 | $67,672 | $74,278 | $64,397 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 39 | $25,960 | $45,505 | $58,091 | $60,111 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $21,000 | $28,612 | $45,806 | $58,928 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $19,500 | $53,940 | $70,405 | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 37 | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does University of West Georgia cost?
$12,786 a year is the average net price at University of West Georgia after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,088 for in-state students and $17,800 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,981. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,339 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of West Georgia?
52% of applicants are admitted to University of West Georgia. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,032 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do University of West Georgia graduates earn?
$49,587 a year is the median pay of former University of West Georgia students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,000 after 6 years). That ranks 1,506 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Education, Other (Doctoral) at $96,760.
How much student debt do University of West Georgia graduates have?
$23,970 is the median federal student loan debt of University of West Georgia graduates, about $254 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 35% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of West Georgia?
43% of first-time, full-time students at University of West Georgia finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of West Georgia?
Educational/Instructional Media Design (240 graduate certificate graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (228 graduate certificate graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (226 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 83 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.