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Trade-School ROI in Georgia
A Georgia-specific cut of our national dataset: which trades pay back the most per tuition dollar, what schools cost, and where you can get paid to train instead of paying — all from official U.S. federal data. Free to cite with attribution to Explore Top Colleges. National report & full CSV →
Apprenticeship record mappings in Georgia
298
sum across included trade rows
Trade-school net price range
$5,093–$10,549
/yr, depending on trade
Trades tracked in Georgia
20
state × trade rows
This report includes only Georgia trade rows with a published school-comparison page. Apprenticeship totals add the record counts in those rows; a source record may appear in multiple trades. They are not deduplicated counts of unique programs, sponsors, or current openings. Confirm application availability with the sponsor. Count definitions →
Best-value trades in Georgia
Ranked by median graduate earnings (10 yrs after entry) per $1,000 of annual net price — a school-level value measure. Methodology.
| Trade | Value ($/$1k tuition) | Median net price/yr | Median earnings | Paid apprenticeships |
|---|
| Plumbing | $6,427 | $5,093 | $32,734 | 29 |
| Culinary Arts | $5,891 | $5,691 | $33,523 | 7 |
| Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) | $5,765 | $5,720 | $32,975 | 11 |
| Carpentry | $5,650 | $5,691 | $32,156 | 13 |
| Welding | $5,623 | $5,917 | $33,271 | 14 |
Get paid to train instead — in Georgia
- 80 apprenticeship records matched to electrician — alongside a median $6,114/yr net price at schools in this category in Georgia.
- 29 apprenticeship records matched to plumbing — alongside a median $5,093/yr net price at schools in this category in Georgia.
- 24 apprenticeship records matched to electrical lineman — alongside a median $6,114/yr net price at schools in this category in Georgia.
- 23 apprenticeship records matched to hvac — alongside a median $6,542/yr net price at schools in this category in Georgia.
See all Georgia trade schools & apprenticeships →
Compiled by Ikan Media Inc. from public federal data (U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard, U.S. DOL apprenticeship.gov, CareerOneStop). Independent site, not affiliated with any government agency. Free to cite with attribution. Source release periods differ; rebuilding this page does not re-verify records.
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