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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$14,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Georgia. In total, 7,112 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Georgia.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of North Georgia to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Georgia. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNG are $6,006 a year.

UNG did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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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 moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

Georgia College graduate students pay an average of $7,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Georgia College & State University Report

#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GaSou are $7,100 per year.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Augusta University are $7,444 a year.

Augusta University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

Full Nursing at Augusta University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $9,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Georgia State University Report

South University’s online programs ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University’s online programs are $15,720 per year.

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#7

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

Mercer graduate students pay an average of $15,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brenau are $13,940 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Brenau is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Georgia.

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South University, Savannah ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. South University, Savannah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University, Savannah are $16,320 a year.

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#10

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Emory not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

Read full report on Nursing at Emory University

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
Tennessee 6,004
Kentucky 6,395
West Virginia 1,771
Virginia 6,775
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
South Carolina 3,296
Alabama 7,364
Arkansas 2,882

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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