2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 7,112 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Georgia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Georgia the best value school in Georgia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNG are $6,006 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia College are $7,308 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GaSou are $7,100 a year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia State are $9,292 per year.
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South University’s online programs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
South University’s online programs graduate students pay an average of $15,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Mercer University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.
Mercer graduate students pay an average of $15,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Brenau University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Gainesville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 per year.
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South University, Savannah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. South University, Savannah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.
South University, Savannah graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Emory University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Emory are $45,684 a year.
Emory also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #4.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Florida | 21,209 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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.
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