State cost ranking · DOE College Scorecard

Cheapest Colleges in Georgia

In Georgia, Atlanta Technical College reports aid covering the full average cost among 124 Scorecard reporters, grant aid meets or exceeds the published net-price components for the average aided student.

Aid covers full cost
Cheapest net price
$16,482
Georgia median
124
Schools ranked

Atlanta Technical College has the lowest average net price in Georgia among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Atlanta Technical College posts the lowest average net price in Georgia at Aid covers full cost among 124 ranked schools, with the state median 4% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price
Aid covers full cost
Georgia median
$16,482
Schools ranked
124
National median
$17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

The list in one line

Atlanta Technical College has the lowest average net price in Georgia at Aid covers full cost, and the state's median net price is 4% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

Aid covers full cost
cheapest ranked net price
$16,482
Georgia median net price
50 public / 74 private
schools in this ranking
$16,356
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $16,356 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Emory University, where in-state published tuition of $64,280 falls to an average net price of $22,585 after aid, a $41,695 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Georgia schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (74 vs 50). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $8,365. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 124 Scorecard-reporting Georgia schools:

The bar to make Georgia's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 124 Scorecard-reporting schools

$8,365 Among the most affordable more affordable than 80% of 124 Georgia colleges

Show national distribution $0–$7,000: 20 Georgia colleges (16%). Below this entry. $7,000–$14,000: 30 Georgia colleges (24%). This entry sits in this band. $14,000–$21,000: 33 Georgia colleges (27%). Above this entry. $21,000–$28,000: 21 Georgia colleges (17%). Above this entry. $28,000–$35,000: 11 Georgia colleges (9%). Above this entry. $35,000–$42,000: 6 Georgia colleges (5%). Above this entry. $42,000–$49,000: 0 Georgia colleges (0%). Above this entry. $49,000–$56,000: 2 Georgia colleges (2%). Above this entry. $56,000–$63,000: 1 Georgia colleges (1%). Above this entry. #25 cutoff $0 $63,000 every ranked Georgia college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $7K-wide band; taller bars hold more Georgia colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Georgia's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

1
Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, GA · Public
Avg net price
Aid covers full cost
Net price (<$30K income)
Aid covers full cost
Median debt
$9,500
Median earnings, 6yr
$27,097
Enrollment
4,498
2
Coastal Pines Technical CollegeWaycross, GA · Public
Avg net price
Aid covers full cost
Net price (<$30K income)
Aid covers full cost
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$29,888
Enrollment
4,130
5
South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericus, GA · Public
Avg net price
$1,164
Net price (<$30K income)
$388
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$28,744
Enrollment
1,795
6
West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, GA · Public
Avg net price
$2,457
Net price (<$30K income)
$1,311
Median debt
$11,110
Median earnings, 6yr
$32,803
Enrollment
6,940
7
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, GA · Public
Avg net price
$3,407
Net price (<$30K income)
$2,561
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$31,998
Enrollment
11,156
8
Columbus Technical CollegeColumbus, GA · Public
Avg net price
$4,001
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,383
Median debt
$8,756
Median earnings, 6yr
$28,884
Enrollment
3,307
9
North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesville, GA · Public
Avg net price
$4,005
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,525
Median debt
$7,823
Median earnings, 6yr
$32,856
Enrollment
2,599
10
Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, GA · Public
Avg net price
$4,524
Net price (<$30K income)
$4,308
Median debt
$12,412
Median earnings, 6yr
$26,734
Enrollment
2,719
11
Dalton State CollegeDalton, GA · Public
Avg net price
$5,012
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,962
Median debt
$12,937
Median earnings, 6yr
$37,491
Enrollment
5,135
15
Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah, GA · Public
Avg net price
$6,114
Net price (<$30K income)
$5,093
Median debt
$3,258
Median earnings, 6yr
$31,124
Enrollment
3,942
16
Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, GA · Public
Avg net price
$6,542
Net price (<$30K income)
$5,607
Median debt
$9,500
Median earnings, 6yr
$30,803
Enrollment
2,300
17
Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, GA · Public
Avg net price
$6,696
Net price (<$30K income)
$5,171
Median debt
$13,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$35,660
Enrollment
11,166
19
Georgia Highlands CollegeRome, GA · Public
Avg net price
$6,928
Net price (<$30K income)
$5,473
Median debt
$12,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$37,516
Enrollment
5,382
20
Athens Technical CollegeAthens, GA · Public
Avg net price
$6,949
Net price (<$30K income)
$6,205
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$31,758
Enrollment
4,459
21
Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, GA · Public
Avg net price
$7,052
Net price (<$30K income)
$6,450
Median debt
$9,608
Median earnings, 6yr
$29,831
Enrollment
11,527
22
Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, GA · Public
Avg net price
$7,799
Net price (<$30K income)
$7,307
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$34,471
Enrollment
6,908
23
Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA · Public
Avg net price
$8,105
Net price (<$30K income)
$6,912
Median debt
$17,500
Median earnings, 6yr
$33,163
Enrollment
3,179
24
Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA · Public
Avg net price
$8,172
Net price (<$30K income)
$6,739
Median debt
$28,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$27,494
Enrollment
3,193
25
Clayton State UniversityMorrow, GA · Public
Avg net price
$8,365
Net price (<$30K income)
$7,405
Median debt
$25,706
Median earnings, 6yr
$41,633
Enrollment
6,163
#CollegeAvg net priceNet price (<$30K income)Median debtMedian earnings, 6yrEnrollment
1Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, GA · PublicAid covers full cost102% of the leader · rank #1Aid covers full cost$9,500$27,0974,498
2Coastal Pines Technical CollegeWaycross, GA · PublicAid covers full cost100% of the leader · rank #2Aid covers full cost-$29,8884,130
3Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegeValdosta, GA · Public$61499% of the leader · rank #3Aid covers full cost-$28,3384,466
4Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, GA · Public$81399% of the leader · rank #4$423-$29,3045,381
5South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericus, GA · Public$1,16498% of the leader · rank #5$388-$28,7441,795
6West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, GA · Public$2,45796% of the leader · rank #6$1,311$11,110$32,8036,940
7Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, GA · Public$3,40794% of the leader · rank #7$2,561-$31,99811,156
8Columbus Technical CollegeColumbus, GA · Public$4,00193% of the leader · rank #8$3,383$8,756$28,8843,307
9North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesville, GA · Public$4,00593% of the leader · rank #9$3,525$7,823$32,8562,599
10Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, GA · Public$4,52493% of the leader · rank #10$4,308$12,412$26,7342,719
11Dalton State CollegeDalton, GA · Public$5,01292% of the leader · rank #11$3,962$12,937$37,4915,135
12Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta, GA · Public$5,25891% of the leader · rank #12$4,288$14,123$26,8491,549
13Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, GA · Public$5,66191% of the leader · rank #13$4,265$9,500$30,7086,185
14Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, GA · Public$5,72091% of the leader · rank #14$5,152$6,421$33,0447,282
15Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah, GA · Public$6,11490% of the leader · rank #15$5,093$3,258$31,1243,942
16Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, GA · Public$6,54289% of the leader · rank #16$5,607$9,500$30,8032,300
17Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, GA · Public$6,69689% of the leader · rank #17$5,171$13,000$35,66011,166
18Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, GA · Public$6,84289% of the leader · rank #18$4,323$16,750$35,4953,825
19Georgia Highlands CollegeRome, GA · Public$6,92889% of the leader · rank #19$5,473$12,000$37,5165,382
20Athens Technical CollegeAthens, GA · Public$6,94989% of the leader · rank #20$6,205-$31,7584,459
21Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, GA · Public$7,05288% of the leader · rank #21$6,450$9,608$29,83111,527
22Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, GA · Public$7,79987% of the leader · rank #22$7,307-$34,4716,908
23Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA · Public$8,10587% of the leader · rank #23$6,912$17,500$33,1633,179
24Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA · Public$8,17287% of the leader · rank #24$6,739$28,000$27,4943,193
25Clayton State UniversityMorrow, GA · Public$8,36586% of the leader · rank #25$7,405$25,706$41,6336,163

Showing the 25 cheapest of 124 Scorecard-reporting Georgia schools. The remaining 99 are ranked in the same net-price order but omitted from this HTML table so the page stays crawlable.

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What this means for you

Use Georgia's ranking as a starting point, real net price depends on your specific financial-aid package.

  • Atlanta Technical College reports the lowest average net price in Georgia, but "average" blends every income bracket, check your bracket's figure before assuming it applies to you. View Atlanta Technical College
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Georgia. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Some schools on this page show "Aid covers full cost" instead of a dollar figure. This reflects real federal data: at a small number of low-cost institutions, mostly community colleges with strong state or federal grant programs, average grant and scholarship aid meets or exceeds the cost-of-attendance components used in the net-price calculation, producing a reported net price of $0 or below for the average aided student. It is not a display error.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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