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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$14,425 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 4th in Georgia. In fact, 1,685 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best value school in Georgia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $7,444 per year.

Augusta University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Georgia College & State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Georgia College graduate students pay an average of $7,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgia College also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Nursing at Georgia College & State University

#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 9 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

GaSou graduate students pay an average of $7,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Georgia Southern University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Clayton State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clayton State University are $7,017 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

Full Nursing at Georgia State University Report

South University’s online programs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University’s online programs are $15,720 a year.

Full Nursing at South University’s online programs Report

#7

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brenau are $13,940 a year.

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South University, Savannah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

South University, Savannah graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Emory are $45,684 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Emory is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Georgia.

Read full report on Nursing at Emory University

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Kentucky 2,017
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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