"U.S. News and World Report," in its 2010 business school rankings, rated Emory University's Goizueta School of Business the nation's 27th best business school. With 375 full-time business students, Goizueta boasts Georgia's largest full-time enrollment. Annual tuition is $41,000 for the full-time program. Part-timers pay $23,400. The class of 2001 had an average GPA of 3.3, an average GMAT score of 676 and an average of five years work experience. By graduation, 50.9 percent of graduates had full-time employment.
Emory University
Goizueta Business School
1300 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6311
goizueta.emory.edu
"U.S. News & World Report," in its 2010 rankings, rated Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business's part-time program in the top 10 percent of part-time MBA programs. The fall 2009 class had an average undergraduate GPA of 3.3 and averaged seven years of work experience, according to the university website. In-state, full-time students pay $8,112 per year, part-timers pay $338 per credit; out-of-state, full-time students pay $28,464 per year, part-timers, $1,186 per credit.
Georgia State University
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
PO Box 3989
Atlanta, GA 30302
robinson.gsu.edu
Know primarily as an engineering school, Georgia Tech also has Georgia's highest rated business school, according to "U.S. News & World Report." The magazine rated the business school 26th best overall and the 10th best public business school in its 2010 rankings. In-state tuition for the full-time program is $8,938 per year and $32,106 for out-of-state students. The 2009 entering class had an average GMAT score of 784, an average undergraduate GPA of 3.32 and averaged four years of work experience. By graduation, 71.2 percent of graduates had full-time employment.
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Management
800 W. Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0520
404-894-8722
mgt.gatech.edu
The Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in Athens earned the 59th spot on "U.S. News & World Report's" 2010 list. In-state students pay $9,730 annually for the full-time program, while out-of-state students pay $27,840. Thirty-eight percent of MBAs had full-time employment by graduation. The business college has satellite campuses in Gwinnett County, Georgia; Griffin, Georgia; and Atlanta, Georgia, and a total enrollment of 576 full- and part-time students.
University of Georgia
Terry College of Business
335 Brooks Hall
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-5671
mba.terry.uga.edu