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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida

22 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

#1

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

Our 2023 rankings named AdventHealth University the best school in Florida for nursing students working on their master’s degree. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Orlando.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Miami is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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With a ranking of #6, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, South University, Tampa did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. South University, Tampa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.

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#8

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Barry University

Miami, FL

With a ranking of #9, Barry University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

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University of Central Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges 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 22 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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