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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$15,552 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Florida to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Florida the best value school in Florida for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - Florida are $5,615 per year.

Full Nursing at Rasmussen University - Florida Report

Out of the 22 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the # 2 spot on the list. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FGCU are $8,971 a year.

FGCU also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 22 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $11,553 per year.

Florida State also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $8,872 per year.

UCF also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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

Read full report on Nursing at University of South Florida - Main Campus

Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

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The University of West Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. UWF is a large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UWF are $9,062 a year.

Full Nursing at The University of West Florida Report

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida A&M University are $9,876 per year.

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The University of Tampa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT are $12,014 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 22 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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