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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate 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 7 schools in Georgia to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

Our analysis found South University’s online programs to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at Augusta University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Out of the 7 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 town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Atlanta helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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

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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 7 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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