Georgia State University (GSU) is a four-year, public school located in Atlanta, GA.
It offers 204 graduate programs - 97 Master's, 48 Doctorate, 48 Post-bachelor's, and 11 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,664 for in-state and $25,116 for out-of-state students.
A total of 7,529 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 34,944 students at GSU. GSU offers online graduate programs and 1,258 out of 7,529 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
GSU have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at College of Law. In addition, you can find GSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,664 for Georgia residents and $25,116 for out-of-state students. It offers 204 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Georgia State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 33 gilmer st, Atlanta, GA |
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| Graduate School Students | 7,386 students
1,258 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,664
Out-of-State$25,116 |
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| Student to Faculty | 25:1 (4.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 204 Graduate Programs
97 Master's, 48 Doctorate, 59 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Georgia State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Georgia State University 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 $8,664 and $25,116 for non-Georgia residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $408 for Georgia residents and $1,322 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $7,344 | $23,796 |
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| Fees | $1,320 | $1,320 |
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| Cost per Credit | $408 | $1,322 |
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| Books & Supplies | $2,000 |
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| Room & Board | $13,392 (On-Campus) / $16,002 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,110 (On-Campus) / $7,040 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,166 | $45,618 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $33,706 | $50,158 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $9,292 | $9,292 | $8,484 | $8,484 | $8,664 |
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| Out-of-State | $24,790 | $24,790 | $23,982 | $23,982 | $25,116 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Georgia State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 204 major areas - 97 Master's, 48 Doctorate, 48 Post-Bachelor's, 11 Post-Master's. 2,139 students have been conferred Master's degree and 532 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,139 | 532 | 191 | 75 |
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| Men | 742 | 207 | 64 | 15 |
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| Women | 1,397 | 325 | 127 | 60 |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 5 |
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Graduate Student Population
GSU graduate schools have a total of 7,386 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,595 male and 4,791 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 5,407 full-time and 1,979 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,258 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,355 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,392 White, 1,903 Black, and 492 Asian students are attending at Georgia State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
142 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,314 students are older than 65. It has 4,214 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,859 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 7,386 |
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| Men | 2,595 |
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| Women | 4,791 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 7,386 |
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| Full-time Students | 5,407 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,979 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 7,386 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 492 |
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| Black | 1,903 |
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| Hispanic | 515 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 2,392 |
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| Two or more races | 253 |
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| Un-Known | 58 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 7,386 |
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| 21 & Under | 142 |
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| 22-24 | 1,839 |
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| 25-29 | 2,375 |
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| 30-34 | 1,151 |
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| 35-39 | 708 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,314 |
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Online Population
At Georgia State University graduate schools, 1,258 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,355 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 7,529 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,258 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,355 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,916 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,258 |
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| Georgia Resident | 1,170 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 75 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 13 |
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