15 Art & Design colleges in Georgia with strong social mobility outcomes. Average earnings: $56,390.
Most rankings ignore accessibility. We flipped the model: first, filter for schools that actually enroll and graduate low-income students (60th percentile+ mobility). Then rank by earnings. These 15 Art & Design programs made the cut.
Georgia Institute Of Technology-Main Campus leads the rankings, producing Art & Design graduates earning $102,772 while maintaining a 92nd percentile mobility score. The earnings range spans from $40,674 to $102,772—proving that schools serving low-income students can deliver exceptional outcomes.
Clayton State University serves 52% Pell Grant recipients—students from families earning under $60,000—while producing graduates earning $49,179. Across mobility-focused programs, debt burdens vary dramatically: Georgia Institute Of Technology-Main Campus graduates face just a 6% payment burden ('Excellent' tier), while others exceed 25%—a crucial difference for economic mobility.
Earnings: $102,772 | Mobility: 92nd percentile
51.9% Pell students with $49,179 earnings
5.7% payment burden | Excellent - payment under 8% of discretionary
15.5% family burden | Manageable - payment 12-18% of discretionary
| Rank | School | Graduate Earnings | Student Debt | Student GPS | Parent Debt | Parent GPS | Mobility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | $102,772 | $21,672 | Excellent | $32,216 | Manageable | 92th percentile mobility | |
| #2 | Emory UniversityPrivate | $80,137 | $18,250 | Manageable | $30,480 | High | 88th percentile mobility |
| #3 | University Of GeorgiaPublic | $68,726 | $18,500 | Manageable | $20,855 | High | 95th percentile mobility |
| #4 | $58,140 | $22,250 | High | $15,753 | High | 72th percentile mobility | |
| #5 | $57,552 | $23,833 | High | $19,000 | High | 99th percentile mobility | |
| #6 | $53,236 | $23,250 | High | $16,000 | High | 95th percentile mobility | |
| #7 | $50,135 | $17,750 | High | $12,100 | High | 85th percentile mobility | |
| #8 | $49,587 | $23,970 | Challenging | $15,047 | High | 88th percentile mobility | |
| #9 | $49,361 | $24,779 | High | $19,136 | High | 83th percentile mobility | |
| #10 | Clayton State UniversityPublic | $49,179 | $25,706 | High | $12,973 | High | 80th percentile mobility |
| #11 | Augusta UniversityPublic | $48,472 | $20,500 | High | $15,568 | High | 85th percentile mobility |
| #12 | Georgia State UniversityPublic | $47,384 | $20,903 | Challenging | $14,837 | High | 98th percentile mobility |
| #13 | $45,954 | $25,148 | High | $99,784 | High | 77th percentile mobility | |
| #14 | $44,544 | $26,000 | High | $13,815 | High | 75th percentile mobility | |
| #15 | Albany State UniversityPublic | $40,674 | $25,024 | High | $10,892 | High | 77th percentile mobility |
Our social mobility rankings answer: "Which schools deliver the best outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds?"
This is not simply "which schools admit the most low-income students" — it's which schools both serve low-income students and deliver strong earnings outcomes.
Data based on 2024-2025 Dept of Education reporting standards. Learn about our methodology →
