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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Georgia

8 Colleges
$69,929 Avg Salary
$25,294 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Georgia to see which online 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 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#5

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 8 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

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Middle Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Herzing University - Atlanta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 8 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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