2025 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Nursing is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 34 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for nursing students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,395 bachelor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The nursing bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nursing to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nursing in Georgia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing.

10 Top Georgia Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

140 Annual Graduates

$79,073 Median Starting Salary

$63,392 Median Student Debt

Emory University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from Emory University get an earnings boost of approximately $2,969 above the typical income of nursing graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Emory University

2

Mercer University
Macon, GA

191 Annual Graduates

$76,787 Median Starting Salary

$21,000 Median Student Debt

Mercer University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn an average of $76,787 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Mercer University

3

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

339 Annual Graduates

$72,741 Median Starting Salary

$11,268 Median Student Debt

Georgia Southern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program state that they receive average early career wages of $72,741.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Georgia Southern University

4

Augusta University
Augusta, GA

165 Annual Graduates

$74,307 Median Starting Salary

$17,888 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in nursing needs to look into Augusta University. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career wages of $74,307.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Augusta University

5

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

146 Annual Graduates

$78,165 Median Starting Salary

$11,376 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from Georgia State University make $2,061 more than the average nursing graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Georgia State University

6

Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA

107 Annual Graduates

$78,087 Median Starting Salary

$28,133 Median Student Debt

Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients usually earn around $78,087 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Georgia College & State University

7

South University's online programs
Savannah, GA

130 Annual Graduates

$77,635 Median Starting Salary

$22,460 Median Student Debt

South University's online programs is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the city of Savannah.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career wages of $77,635.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from South University’s online programs

8

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

261 Annual Graduates

$80,560 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a very large student population.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from Kennesaw State University make $4,456 more than the standard nursing student.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Kennesaw State University

9

University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA

164 Annual Graduates

$75,412 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the nursing program make around $75,412 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of North Georgia

10

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

176 Annual Graduates

$77,140 Median Starting Salary

$14,244 Median Student Debt

University of West Georgia is a large public university located in the distant town of Carrollton.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program earn around $77,140 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of West Georgia

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	9,015
Tennessee	220	3,180
North Carolina	213	3,488
Virginia	213	3,096
South Carolina	195	1,605
Kentucky	187	2,530
Alabama	184	2,607
Louisiana	171	1,963
Mississippi	169	1,307
Arkansas	167	1,371
West Virginia	147	774

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Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	3,325
Nursing Practice	70

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health Sciences & Services	657
Public Health	511
Health & Medical Administrative Services	469
Allied Health Professions	199
Communication Sciences	191
Dental Support Services	80
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	61
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	56
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	45
Medical Illustration & Informatics	37

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.