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Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

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

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at Augusta University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Out of the 7 online programs at 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 medium-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Atlanta landed the # 5 spot on the list. Herzing University - Atlanta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middle Georgia State University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Middle Georgia State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Macon.

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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 7 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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