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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

7 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Georgia to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

Our 2023 rankings named South University’s online programs the most popular online school in Georgia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at South University’s online programs Report

#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at Augusta University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Nursing at Georgia Southern University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Georgia is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Atlanta helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Middle Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 7 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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