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

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found South University’s online programs to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Georgia. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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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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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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