2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Georgia
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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Georgia to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia
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Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best school in Georgia for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Emory does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Augusta University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 17 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNG. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Georgia College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
Albany State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Mercer University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Mercer 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 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Georgia Southwestern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GSW. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Middle Georgia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Middle Georgia State University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Georgia State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
One thing to take note of is that Georgia State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Georgia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GaSou. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Brenau University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
Brenau does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Kennesaw State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
KSU Georgia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that CSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #14, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of West Georgia. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Valdosta State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since VSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Clayton State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
Online graduate courses are available at Clayton State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Thomas University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% 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 17 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%.
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