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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

7 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

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

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Nursing at South University’s online programs Report

#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

Of the 7 students majoring in nursing at Georgia College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Atlanta helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Georgia. Herzing University - Atlanta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Middle Georgia State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

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Out of the 7 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 college with a large student population.

Read full report on Nursing at University of North Georgia

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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

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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 7 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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