2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Florida with 21,209 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCF is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Florida.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a large student population.
FGCU graduate students pay an average of $8,971 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 best value nursing schools in Florida. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNF are $10,364 a year.
UNF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
UF graduate students pay an average of $12,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UF also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida State are $11,553 a year.
Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $6,693 per year.
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Florida International University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USF Tampa are $10,428 a year.
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Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Atlantic is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Palm Beach Atlantic are $13,556 per year.
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Jacksonville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
JU graduate students pay an average of $14,039 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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).
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