2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 3,074 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Florida to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in Florida for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means AdventHealth University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orlando.
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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
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Florida International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.
Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Palm Beach Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Palm Beach.
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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Georgia | 1,685 |
| North Carolina | 1,399 |
| Tennessee | 1,589 |
| Kentucky | 2,017 |
| Louisiana | 520 |
| Alabama | 2,641 |
| South Carolina | 468 |
| Mississippi | 262 |
| Arkansas | 299 |
| West Virginia | 184 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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