2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida
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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Miami Regional University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. Miami Regional University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Springs.
About 59% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 41% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. 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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 202 students majoring in nursing at NUS Florida, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Out of the 26 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 172 students majoring in nursing at U Miami, 18% are male and 82% are female.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jacksonville University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 28% are male.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.
About 70% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 30% are male.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
The University of West Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
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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 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| 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 26 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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