2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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