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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Georgia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found South University’s online programs to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Georgia. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Georgia. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 14 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 4 spot on the 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college 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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#6

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #7, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, South University, Savannah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Clayton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Middle Georgia State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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 14 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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