Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Nursing at Georgia State University

Find Schools Near

Nursing at Georgia State University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Georgia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received their master's degree in nursing.

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

Georgia State Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Georgia State does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Georgia State Nursing Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Nursing Master’s Program

95% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Georgia State awarded 37 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

undefined

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.