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2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$3,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,601 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

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 town of Thomasville.

Southwest Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,002 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Athens Technical College is a great value for nursing students working on their associate degree. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $3,062 per 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 also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Chattahoochee Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,202 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Georgia State University-Perimeter College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Georgia. Georgia State University-Perimeter College is a large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Georgia State University-Perimeter College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,360 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

Georgia State University-Perimeter College also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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West Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $3,052 per 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ABAC Tifton are $3,565 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from ABAC Tifton carry an average student debtload of $22,659.

ABAC Tifton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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Coastal Pines Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Coastal Pines Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,759 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,126 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. 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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Best 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
Mississippi 2,838
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Tennessee 6,004
Louisiana 3,502
Florida 21,209
Arkansas 2,882
West Virginia 1,771
North Carolina 7,425
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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