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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$14,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's 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.

The Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of North Georgia to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Georgia. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

UNG graduate students pay an average of $6,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNG is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Georgia.

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Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia College are $7,308 a year.

Georgia College also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #2.

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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 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GaSou are $7,100 per year.

GaSou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $7,444 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $9,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgia State also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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With a ranking of #6, South University’s online programs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

South University’s online programs graduate students pay an average of $15,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 per year.

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Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Brenau graduate students pay an average of $13,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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South University, Savannah landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University, Savannah are $16,320 a year.

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#10

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Emory are $45,684 a year.

Emory not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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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
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

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 10 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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