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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

15 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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Florida to see which graduate certificate 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.

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

#1

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Miami the most popular school in Florida for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 29% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at U Miami take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $26,723.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Florida. 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.

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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

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#5

Miami Regional University

Miami Springs, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Regional University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Miami Regional University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Springs.

Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at Miami Regional University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#8

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at JU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#9

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at Florida Southern, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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The University of Tampa ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 15 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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