Dean, Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies

Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies (Graduate College) is one of the ten colleges that comprise Georgia Southern University. Our campuses in Savannah, Statesboro, Swainsboro, and online are home to more than 4,000 graduate students. Our graduate students benefit from hands‑on training and cutting‑edge research with our world‑class faculty.

The Graduate College is the only academic unit at Georgia Southern University whose central mission is the support and advocacy of graduate education. This unit provides institutional oversight for more than 100 graduate and professional programs established across eight degree‑granting colleges, delivered in‑person, online, and in hybrid and executive formats. These graduate programs span practice‑oriented master’s programs that prepare students for leadership roles in a wide variety of professional settings to research‑focused doctoral programs that develop the next generation of scholars. The Graduate College works closely wit...