Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Georgia
33 schools in Georgia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 20 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $67,324 at Chattahoochee Technical College.
What this work pays in Georgia
Registered Nurses in Georgia earn a median of $93,550 a year across 100,950 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $131,910 | 11,130 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $129,430 | 10,460 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $77,720 | 1,590 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $224,630 | 1,170 |
| Nurse Midwives | $105,510 | 300 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta | Associate's degree | — | $67,324 (29 grads) | 50 |
| Georgia State University Atlanta | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $63,203 (70 grads) | — |
| Georgia State University-Perimeter College Atlanta | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $63,203 (70 grads) | 95 |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | $15,995 | $60,358 (58 grads) | 37 |
| North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville | Associate's degree | $7,314 | $59,124 (42 grads) | 36 |
| Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $59,071 (77 grads) | 57 |
| Georgia Highlands College Rome | Associate's degree | $11,750 | $57,860 (46 grads) | 87 |
| Middle Georgia State University Macon | Associate's degree | $17,699 | $57,477 (74 grads) | 80 |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton | Associate's degree | $14,753 | $56,999 (147 grads) | 111 |
| Albany State University Albany | Associate's degree | $17,305 | $56,867 (42 grads) | 194 |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville | Associate's degree | — | $56,867 (68 grads) | 86 |
| Gordon State College Barnesville | Associate's degree | $12,750 | $56,776 (28 grads) | 40 |
| Augusta Technical College Augusta | Associate's degree | — | $55,512 (19 grads) | 10 |
| Southeastern Technical College Vidalia | Associate's degree | — | $55,512 (16 grads) | 28 |
| Athens Technical College Athens | Associate's degree | — | $55,422 (64 grads) | 41 |
| Columbus Technical College Columbus | Associate's degree | — | $54,855 (36 grads) | 50 |
| South Georgia State College Douglas | Associate's degree | $13,622 | $53,894 (68 grads) | 61 |
| College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick | Associate's degree | $18,500 | $52,607 (43 grads) | 57 |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome | Associate's degree | $6,825 | $49,787 (50 grads) | 21 |
| Dalton State College Dalton | Associate's degree | — | $49,136 (31 grads) | 57 |
| Albany Technical College Albany | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Andrew College Cuthbert | Associate's degree | $17,000 | not published | 14 |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta | Associate's degree | $13,691 | not published | 10 |
| Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 35 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 37 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 180 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross | Associate's degree | — | not published | 37 |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Americus | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Gwinnett College Roswell | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lanier Technical College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 48 |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.