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

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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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Georgia.

Our 2023 rankings named South University’s online programs the most popular online school in Georgia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. South University's online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

Full Nursing at South University’s online programs Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 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 distant town of Milledgeville.

Full Nursing at Georgia College & State University Report

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at GaSou, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Georgia is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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

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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 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.

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