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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$10,971 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Georgia to see which master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southwestern State University the best value school in Georgia for nursing students working on their master’s degree. GSW is a small public school located in the distant town of Americus.

GSW graduate students pay an average of $4,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Georgia Southwestern State University Report

Out of the 19 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Georgia State University are $4,878 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Albany State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Georgia. Albany State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Albany State are $5,308 per year.

Albany State also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 19 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNG are $6,006 a year.

UNG also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #3.

Full Nursing at University of North Georgia Report

#5

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Augusta University also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia College is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Georgia.

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#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#8

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Georgia are $6,488 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KSU Georgia are $7,224 a year.

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#10

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $6,784 per year.

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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 19 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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