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Nursing at Georgia State University

Georgia State University graduates about 146 nursing majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 210th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $46 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

56/100Solid#210 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1463% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$87,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$46Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1250whole school

Around Georgia State University

Arts Humanities Recital Hall, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Fulton County,
Arts Humanities Recital Hall, GSUPhoto: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
GSU Auditorium, Atlanta
GSU Auditorium AtlantaPhoto: Keizers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Red Sonja
Red Sonja (cosplayer at Dragon Con 2009, Atlanta)Photo: Jason Azze from Beacon Falls, CT · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Picture taken at the Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at GSU, Atlanta
Atlanta GSU Art And Feminism 2016 IMG 0748Photo: Ganeshk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dorm 3 · Dining 3 · Library 3 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of St. Thomas (TX) 56
  2. Florida International University 56
  3. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 56
  4. University of Missouri–St. Louis 56
  5. Cedarville University 56
  6. Frostburg State University 56
  7. Alvernia University 56
  8. Fairleigh Dickinson University–Metropolitan 56

Other strong majors at Georgia State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia State University with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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