Georgia contains 33 schools that offer broadcasting programs. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in GA, has a total student population of 20,291 and is the 66th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 33 broadcasting schools in Georgia, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Atlanta comes out as the most expensive ($36,852/yr), with Augusta Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $4,330/yr.
Broadcasting students from Georgia schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Georgia alone, there are employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $77,840. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $32,290/yr and there are 930 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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