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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Georgia

20 Colleges
$69,929 Avg Salary
$25,294 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing 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 Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

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

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#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great place for nursing students. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for nursing students. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Georgia list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Georgia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, South University, Savannah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Located in the city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Mercer University

Macon, GA

With a ranking of #10, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 20 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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