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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$15,368 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Florida. In fact, 5,192 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the best value school in Florida for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $10,428 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of West Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Florida. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.

UWF graduate students pay an average of $9,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.

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#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 18 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

FAU graduate students pay an average of $6,693 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UF is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Florida.

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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FGCU are $8,971 per year.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Florida International University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.

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#9

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. STU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Gardens.

STU graduate students pay an average of $14,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

STU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.

UNF graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
North Carolina 4,150
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
West Virginia 924
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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