Federal data
Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Georgia
Georgia registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public, 2-year | $83,943 | 83 |
| 2 | Albany State University | Albany | Public, 4-year | $79,737 | 171 |
| 3 | Georgia Highlands College | Rome | Public, 4-year | $74,476 | 58 |
| 4 | Georgia State University | Atlanta | Public, 4-year | $73,883 | 117 |
| 5 | Athens Technical College | Athens | Public, 2-year | $72,823 | 80 |
| 6 | Middle Georgia State University | Macon | Public, 4-year | $72,111 | 81 |
| 7 | Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public, 2-year | $71,917 | 76 |
| 8 | South Georgia State College | Douglas | Public, 4-year | $69,981 | 33 |
| 9 | Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public, 2-year | $69,971 | 99 |
| 10 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public, 2-year | $69,235 | 30 |
| 11 | Gordon State College | Barnesville | Public, 4-year | $69,059 | 58 |
| 12 | College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick | Public, 4-year | $67,126 | 55 |
| 13 | North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public, 2-year | $66,960 | 70 |
| 14 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Tifton | Public, 4-year | $66,850 | 154 |
| 15 | Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public, 2-year | $66,030 | 30 |
| 16 | Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public, 2-year | $62,967 | 41 |
| 17 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public, 2-year | $60,970 | 34 |
| 18 | Andrew College | Cuthbert | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,522 | 45 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.