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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Florida to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular online school in Florida for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at UF, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at AdventHealth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Florida. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Orlando.

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#3

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at St. Thomas University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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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 4 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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