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Nursing at Georgia Southwestern State University

Nursing at Georgia Southwestern State University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Southwestern State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,162.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

GSW Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

GSW Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at GSW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Georgia Southwestern State University.

GSW Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from GSW, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 42
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Southwestern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 37

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses 76,640 $68,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,790 $111,850
Nurse Practitioners 6,110 $106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,130 $71,470
Nurse Anesthetists 990 $151,070

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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