2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
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Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in Florida for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Gainesville, Florida, the large public school handed out 1,778 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 1,622 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Florida. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 146 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Florida. Located in Tampa, Florida, the large public school awarded 717 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 231 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 510 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, Lynn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Lynn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 30 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Leo University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Saint Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Saint Leo, Florida that handed out 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Florida State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 747 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Around 30% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, the large public school awarded 198 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #14, The University of Tampa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Around 25% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Universidad Ana G. Mendez did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at UAGM are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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