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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Georgia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South University’s online programs the most popular school in Georgia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized 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.

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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 graduate certificate. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Georgia. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a medium-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 #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Nursing at Georgia College & State University Report

#6

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

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South University, Savannah ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Clayton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Clayton State University Report

Middle Georgia State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Middle Georgia State University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 14 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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