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.

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	37
Nursing Science	13
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	7
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	6
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	4
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	3

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Other Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Public Health

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jayingram11 under License

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