Ranked #105 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 263 degrees in nursing practice annually.
Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of nursing practice degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Emory University if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing practice. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were approximately 59 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in nursing practice needs to look into South University's online programs. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.
There were roughly 37 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at South University's online programs in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's hard to beat Brenau University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Gainesville. This university ranks 34th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 155 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Valdosta State University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 38th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.More information about a degree in nursing practice from Valdosta State University
Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southeast Region
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).
Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
