BusinessPundit 2026 Rankings
#40 The Top 100 MBA Programs

Georgia Terry College of Business

University of Georgia · Athens, Georgia · Public

“Atlanta outcomes at Athens prices.”

Reviewed by David Krug · July 2026
Data anchored to the 2026 U.S. News table, Poets&Quants reporting, and school-published class profiles

Georgia Terry College of Business
79.4
GoodBP Score
$92,000Tuition, total
665Avg. GMAT
42%Acceptance rate
87%Placed at 3 months
$120,000Median base salary

Our review

Terry’s full-time MBA is small enough to feel like a fellowship — 65 students, faculty mentoring by default — and priced like a public service for Georgians at roughly $45,000 all-in. The outcomes travel the seventy miles to Atlanta: the same Delta-Home Depot-UPS-fintech economy that feeds Goizueta and Scheller hires Terry at a lower acquisition cost.

The music-city energy of Athens makes the two years pleasant; the program’s honest scope makes them practical. This is a regional degree by design, with placement percentages in the high 80s inside its region and thin coverage beyond it.

What impressed us

  • Price floor. Around $45,000 in-state, among the lowest credible stickers.
  • Atlanta pipeline. The metro's employers hire down the highway.

What gave us pause

  • Deliberately regional. National recruiting is a self-service project.
  • Tiny cohort. 65 students narrows on-campus variety.

The verdict

Pound for pound one of the South's best MBA buys. Stay in the Southeast and the math is unbeatable; leave it and the brand needs your help.

79.4

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