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Nursing at University of North Georgia

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

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and approximately 19,793 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 188 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UNG.

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

UNG Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNG

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNG offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UNG Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UNG is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 95
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 102
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 102
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 106
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 176
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Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 230
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 233
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 266
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 288
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 294
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 297
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 325
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 354
Most Popular Nursing Schools 355
395
Best Nursing Schools 434
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 446
521
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 598
Best Value Nursing Schools 793
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Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,197

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UNG. This makes it the #355 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #289 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNG Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNG is $63,209. This is 1% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 188 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNG, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UNG 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 University of North Georgia with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 145
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

UNG Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UNG awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UNG, 91% 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 University of North Georgia with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UNG also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 209
Nursing Practice 5
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 1

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 University of North Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses 76,640 $68,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,790 $111,850
Nurse Practitioners 6,110 $106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,130 $71,470
Nurse Anesthetists 990 $151,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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