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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

5 Schools Ranked
$93,970 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

61 Total Awards
$15,840 Average Tuition & Fees
$97,734 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found South University’s online programs to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Georgia. Located in Savannah, Georgia, the medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 61 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from South University’s online programs accumulate an average of $97,734 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

South University’s online programs is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
522 Total Awards
$8,484 Average Tuition & Fees
$71,290 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 522 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $71,290 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.

Around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#3

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
9 Total Awards
$6,758 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, the medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
99 Total Awards
$6,520 Average Tuition & Fees
$68,583 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 99 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $68,583 in student loans. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
48 Total Awards
$5,556 Average Tuition & Fees
$59,073 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 48 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from UNG accumulate an average of $59,073 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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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