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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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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 Most Popular Online 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. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South University’s online programs the most popular online school in Georgia 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 medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at University of North Georgia

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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

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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

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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