How to Find Your Field of Study at Georgia State University

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Georgia State University's website offers a "Find Your Field of Study" tool that lets you filter programs by degree level, interest area, college/school, or keyword. Use it when you know roughly what you want to study but need to see which degrees, majors, or schools actually offer it — or when you want to browse everything available at a given level before committing.

What the tool lets you filter by

The search tool on the Georgia State homepage combines four filters. You can use one, or stack several to narrow results.

Filter Options
Degree level Associate, Bachelor's, Dual Undergraduate/Graduate, Master's/Specialist, Ph.D./Professional Doctorate
Interest area Business, Education, Health Professions, Humanities, Law/Criminal Justice, Policy/Social Science, STEM, The Arts
College/School (optional) Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Education & Human Development, College of Law, College of Nursing & Health Professions, College of the Arts, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Perimeter College, Robinson College of Business, School of Public Health
Keyword Free-text search box with a Search button

Step-by-step: using the filters

  1. Pick a degree level. Choose the type of degree you're interested in — for example, Bachelor's if you're an undergraduate applicant, or Master's/Specialist if you're looking at graduate study. This is the first dropdown on the tool.
  2. Pick an interest area. Select the broad field that matches your goal, such as STEM, Business, or Health Professions. This narrows results to programs in that category.
  3. Optionally choose a college or school. If you already know which college you want — say, the Robinson College of Business or the College of Law — select it to limit results further. This field is marked optional, so you can skip it if you're still exploring.
  4. Or search by keyword instead. If you have a specific program name in mind, type it into the keyword search box and press the Search button. This is the fastest route when you already know what you're looking for.
  5. Review the results. The tool returns matching programs based on your selections, which you can then open for details on requirements and next steps.

Which approach fits your situation

  • You know the subject but not the degree level: Start with the interest area filter, then scan across degree levels to see what's offered at each stage.
  • You know the degree level but not the subject: Choose the degree level first and browse the interest areas within it.
  • You know the exact program name: Use the keyword search box directly — it skips the dropdowns entirely.
  • You're set on a specific college: Add the college/school filter to cut out programs housed elsewhere.

A note on Perimeter College

Perimeter College appears as its own entry in the college/school list and is associated with associate-level study, so if you're exploring associate degrees, filtering by that college is a direct way to see what's available there. The site also links to "Academic Pathways Offered" for planning a degree path.

What to do after you find your program

Once you've identified a field of study, the homepage surfaces the next practical steps: How to Apply, a Virtual Tour, Campus Visit scheduling, and Cost and Aid information. Georgia State operates seven campuses across metro Atlanta, so if location matters to you, check which campus hosts your program before planning a visit.