2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Georgia with 7,112 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Georgia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Regional Technical College the best value school in Georgia for nursing students working on their associate degree. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Thomasville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Georgia Technical College are $3,002 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Southwest Georgia Technical College carry an average student debtload of $13,212.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southwest Georgia Technical College is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Georgia.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
Athens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Athens Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,282.
Athens Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chattahoochee Technical College are $3,202 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Chattahoochee Technical College accumulate an average of around $19,030 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oconee Fall Line Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.
OFTC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University-Perimeter College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State University-Perimeter College is a large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia State University-Perimeter College are $3,360 per year. Nursing majors at Georgia State University-Perimeter College take out an average of $31,183 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Georgia State University-Perimeter College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list.
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West Georgia Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.
West Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from West Georgia Technical College carry an average student debtload of $22,753.
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Tifton, ABAC Tifton is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ABAC Tifton are $3,565 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from ABAC Tifton carry an average student debtload of $22,659.
ABAC Tifton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list.
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Coastal Pines Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Pines Technical College are $2,759 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Crescent Technical College are $3,126 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Southern Crescent Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,924.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,062 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College take out $12,152 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Request InformationBest Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alabama | 7,364 |
Kentucky | 6,395 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
Louisiana | 3,502 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
Florida | 21,209 |
Arkansas | 2,882 |
North Carolina | 7,425 |
West Virginia | 1,771 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
Virginia | 6,775 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
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Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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