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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

7 Schools Ranked
$21,222 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
$7,444 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,834 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Augusta University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $21,834 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Augusta University. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
$45,684 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia.

Online graduate courses are available at Emory, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
$7,308 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.

Georgia College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
$7,100 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 4 spot on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GaSou. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
$9,292 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia.

One thing to take note of is that Georgia State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
$13,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Brenau University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.

Brenau does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 56% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia
$7,017 Average Tuition & Fees

Clayton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.

Clayton State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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