Registered Nursing at Georgia Southern University

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Southern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year. Of the 659 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University in 2021, 321 of them were registered nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

GaSou Registered Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

GaSou does offer online education options in registered nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

GaSou Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at GaSou compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at GaSou is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools	16
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Best Value Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	47
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	162
	169
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Best Registered Nursing Schools	351
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	816

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from GaSou. This makes it the #119 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in registered nursing, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at GaSou

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Georgia Southern University.

GaSou Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 321 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in registered nursing from GaSou in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at GaSou are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	217
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

GaSou Registered Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 28 registered nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GaSou, about 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. GaSou does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from GaSou, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southern University with a master's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GaSou also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,130	$71,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.