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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

10 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Florida to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, nursing graduates from U Miami take out $26,723 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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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 #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jacksonville University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Tampa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.

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#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #8, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Miami Regional University

Miami Springs, FL

Miami Regional University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Miami Regional University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Springs.

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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

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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