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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

14 Colleges
$101,387 Avg Salary
$40,791 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 2021-2022.

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 2023 rankings named South University’s online programs the most popular school in Georgia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at South University’s online programs

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 fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Georgia State University

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 14 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Nursing at Emory University Report

#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

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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 town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Georgia College & State University

#6

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Nursing at Georgia Southern University Report

South University, Savannah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at South University, Savannah

Clayton State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Middle Georgia State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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