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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$10,971 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Georgia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southwestern State University the best value school in Georgia for nursing students working on their master’s degree. GSW is a small public school located in the town of Americus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSW are $4,892 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Middle Georgia State University are $4,878 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Albany State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Albany State are $5,308 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Georgia is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

UNG graduate students pay an average of $6,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at University of North Georgia Report

#5

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Augusta University also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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Georgia College & State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia College are $7,308 per year.

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#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. 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.

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#8

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Georgia are $6,488 a year.

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Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $7,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $6,784 per year.

Full Nursing at Valdosta State University Report

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 19 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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