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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

7 Schools Ranked
$40,356 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Georgia to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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:

50 Total Awards
$15,840 Average Tuition & Fees
$46,839 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 graduate certificate in Georgia. South University’s online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 50 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from South University’s online programs accumulate an average of $46,839 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.

Since the graduate programs at South University’s online programs are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#2

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
340 Total Awards
$6,734 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,617 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 7 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 340 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,617 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Georgia College & State University

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

Out of the 7 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Georgia College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 109 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full Georgia College & State University Report

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
167 Total Awards
$6,520 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. GaSou is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

Around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Georgia Southern University Report

15 Total Awards
$4,414 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. This medium-sized public school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 27% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Middle Georgia State University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#5

Herzing University - Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
8 Total Awards
$10,450 Average Tuition & Fees
$40,723 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Atlanta is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Herzing University - Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 graduate certificates to qualified students.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $40,723 in student loans. Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#5

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
50 Total Awards
$5,556 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. UNG is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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