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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

20 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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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The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Florida to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Our analysis found University of North Florida to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Florida. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 79 students majoring in nursing at UF, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#4

Barry University

Miami, FL

Out of the 20 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

About 72% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Of the 52 students majoring in nursing at FAU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Nursing at University of Central Florida Report

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#9

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach Atlantic University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Palm Beach Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Palm Beach.

Of the 29 students majoring in nursing at Palm Beach Atlantic, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#10

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

AdventHealth University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Orlando.

Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at AHU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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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

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 20 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.

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