Celebrating its 175th year as a school of higher education in 2011 is Emory University. Since its formation in 1836, Emory University has grown into a university classified as a research institution offering bachelors, masters and doctoral programs. Its undergraduate facility, The College of Arts and Sciences, offers 66 majors and 56 minors, while its graduate school offers 26 areas for completing a graduate degree.
Part of the University System of Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan College (AMC) is a two-year community college. It offers certificate programs and associate's degrees for those wanting to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree program.
Part of the Reconstruction, Georgia Institute of Technology (originally known as Georgia School of Technology) was established in 1885. Today it offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees and has majors including architecture, liberal arts, engineering, computing, management and sciences.
Established in 1913, Georgia State University is one of the four research universities in the University System of Georgia. Degrees offered at GSU include bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as well as professional degrees. Majors offered include business, consumer resources, social work, humanities, education, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, law, social sciences, journalism and mass communication, art, physical sciences, environmental design, biological sciences, family and consumer sciences, agricultural, environmental design and forest sciences.
Not to be confused with the John Marshall Law School found in Chicago, Atlanta's John Marshall Law School came into existence in 1933. Its original intention was to provide "non-traditional" students the opportunity of attending law school. This school offers one major, Law and Legal Studies.