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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$14,425 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best value school in Georgia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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

Augusta University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia College are $7,308 per year.

Georgia College also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 9 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GaSou are $7,100 a year.

GaSou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clayton State University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Clayton State University graduate students pay an average of $7,017 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

Georgia State also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #5.

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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 graduate certificate. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University’s online programs are $15,720 a year.

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#7

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brenau are $13,940 a year.

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South University, Savannah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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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#9

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Emory also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools 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 9 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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