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

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Georgia College & State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

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Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly 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

Explore all the Most Popular 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
Alabama 7,364
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
South Carolina 3,296
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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