Experiences with Master's NP programs in Georgia

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Hi all,

I am about to start applying to NP school in the state of Georgia. I am primarily wanting to do a master's level program and the concentration will be FNP. I would prefer a program that is either on campus, hybrid, or at the very least an online program at a brick and mortar school in Georgia. I am not open to studying at a solely online or out of state school.

Right now, I am looking most at University of North Georgia's Master's FNP program and Georgia College's Master's FNP program. Can anyone who is currently in or recently graduated from those programs tell me about their experience?

Anyone who went to another school, can you tell me why you chose it and how your experience was/is?

Thanks in advance!

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Did you ever pick one? How did it go?

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@Crookshanks24 I did! I chose Georgia College’s program because I decided I was not willing to drive 3+ hours round trip to class at North Georgia’s program every week. Georgia College’s program was more highly rated and slightly less expensive as well.

The program itself has been very challenging so far, especially with COVID-19 making campus visits impossible. They made most of our (online) classes asynchronous this Summer because so many FNP students are on the “frontlines” of the covid response (including myself to an extent). While I wish they had kept live classes, I do believe this program will prepare me well. Hopefully we will be able to do campus visits in the fall.

I am considering dropping back to part time school in the fall so I can better focus on my studies. It has been difficult to keep up with my studies, my job, and my life simultaneously! I am still working almost full time so if I were going to stay a full time student I would probably drop my hours at work a lot more. However, it makes more financial and career sense for me to go part time at school instead (I am rather young and an extra year of RN experience can only help me).

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I am trying to choose an in state tuition school. So I appreciate the input. I am struggling with how much to spend and if I can make it work with a small child.

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@Crookshanks24 I think if you are committed to it you can almost always find a way to make it work! I would definitely try to do an in-state school. It will cost less and likely give you a better education than an online only school that doesn’t have a brick and mortar location. Consider going to school part time if you want to have time for other things in your life. It definitely has kept me very busy! If you live in the Atlanta area, be aware that it is harder to find clinical preceptors there. Georgia College does find them for you, but they warned us going into it that Atlanta was very saturated with students and students in atl would likely have to drive farther for clinical.

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If they find placement, I am willing to travel a bit. I need a school that finds placement for you as I am new to the area. Also, I am hesitant to take out big loans since I still owe for my BSN. So while Id like to say price doesn't matter, of course it does. ? Part time does seem like my best option currently.

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Totally understandable! Definitely reach out to the schools you are interested in and ask about clinical placement. A lot of them do not advertise publicly whether or not they will find placement for you, but it is a super important detail because that can be one of the hardest things about NP school (finding clinical placements)

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I am closer to UNG, and they do find placement I believe. Looks affordable, too.

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