The University of Georgia's graduate school offers master's and doctoral degrees, education specialist degrees and certificate programs. Areas of study include various business programs such as accounting and economics, science programs such as chemistry and physics and 19 educational areas. Its main campus is located in Athens, which was established in 1910, but it also offers graduate degrees at campuses in Gwinnett, Griffin, Tifton and Atlanta through the Terry College of Business.
Georgia State's graduate school offers advanced degrees in education, arts and sciences, health and human services and law; it also has programs through the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and the Robinson College of Business. The Atlanta campus features master's and doctoral degrees and graduate certificates in such areas as nursing, criminal justice, more than 30 arts and sciences and various Master of Business Administration programs.
In central Georgia, students can earn advanced degrees and certificates from Milledgeville's Georgia College, a public liberal arts institution. The college, which previously was named Georgia College & State University, offers 30 graduate programs in business, education and arts and sciences, as well as continuing education programs at its main campus in Milledgeville, as well as in Macon and Warner Robins; some online courses also are available. Students can earn master's degrees in such areas as history, English, business administration and multiple education programs.
The nationally private program at Strayer University offers master's degree programs in business administration, education, health services administration, public administration and science in 54 credit hours of graduate-level course work, as well as an executive graduate certificate in various occupational areas in 27 credit hours. It operates under a quarter system. Strayer has 10 campuses in Georgia, and also offers some online courses in its graduate programs.
Several schools in Atlanta also offer advanced diplomas. At the Georgia Institute of Technology --- or Georgia Tech, as many call it --- students can study architecture, computing, engineering, management, science and liberal arts. The Laney Graduate School at the private Emory University offers degrees and graduate certificates in biomedical engineering, religion, clinical research, music and film studies, among others. Mercer University, which also has campuses in Macon and Savannah, offers master's degrees in science, an educational specialist degree and a doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision.