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2023 Best Trade Schools in Georgia
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Trade Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in Georgia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in Georgia
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Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best school in Georgia for trade school students working on their degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 5,171 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in Georgia list. This large public school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 7,682 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Herzing University - Atlanta. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Georgia list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 275 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,543 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 52 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mercer University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 2,845 degrees in 2021-2022.
Coastal Pines Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Waycross, Georgia, the small public school handed out 1,478 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 13,515 students in 2021-2022.
Albany State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Albany, Georgia, and it awarded 1,448 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #9, Georgia Southwestern State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. GSW is a small public school situated in Americus, Georgia. It awarded 768 degrees in 2021-2022.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public institution located in Rome, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3,233 degrees in 2021-2022.
Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Georgia ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Marietta, Georgia, and it awarded 4,752 degrees in 2021-2022.
Georgia State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,351 degrees in 2021-2022.
Reinhardt University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in Waleska, Georgia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 357 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #14, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 1,573 degrees in 2021-2022.
Athens Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #15 on the list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 1,821 degrees in 2021-2022.
Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Marietta is a private for-profit institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 195 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #17, Georgia State University-Perimeter College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Georgia State University-Perimeter College is a fairly large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 2,324 degrees in 2021-2022.
Georgia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #18 on the list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 5,669 degrees in 2021-2022.
Piedmont College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Georgia list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Demorest, Georgia, and it awarded 890 degrees in 2021-2022.
Thomas University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #20 on the list. Thomasville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 474 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #21, Oconee Fall Line Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a small public school located in Sandersville, Georgia that handed out 1,134 degrees in 2021-2022.
Gwinnett Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #22 on the list. Gwinnett Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in Lawrenceville, Georgia that handed out 3,460 degrees in 2021-2022.
Lanier Technical College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Gainesville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,815 students in 2021-2022.
Southern Regional Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Georgia ranking. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school situated in Thomasville, Georgia. It awarded 1,575 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #25, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. This medium-sized public school is located in Waco, Georgia, and it awarded 2,496 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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