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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found South University’s online programs to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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

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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 5 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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