by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for nursing science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 130 doctor's degrees in nursing science during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of nursing science for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality nursing science program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing science students working on their doctor's degree.
The nursing science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nursing Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing science.
Emory University is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing science. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from Emory University
Augusta University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. Augusta University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Augusta.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from Augusta University
Georgia State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in nursing science from Georgia State University
Explore all the Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 217 | 33 |
| North Carolina | 190 | 34 |
| Virginia | 182 | 10 |
| Mississippi | 154 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 150 | 16 |
| Louisiana | 146 | 1 |
| Alabama | 139 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 135 | 8 |
| Kentucky | 119 | 8 |
| Arkansas | 74 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 61 | 1 |
One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Science has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 130 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 13 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 11 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 10 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 8 |
| Registered Nursing | 7 |
