2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Florida. In total, 21,209 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Florida.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Miami the most popular school in Florida for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
Of the 57 students majoring in nursing at U Miami, 18% are male and 82% are female.
Out of the 15 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
About 73% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 27% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at FAU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at FIU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Read full report on Nursing at Florida International University
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami Regional University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Miami Springs, Miami Regional University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 50 students majoring in nursing at Miami Regional University, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.
With a ranking of #8, Jacksonville University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
With a ranking of #9, Florida Southern College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Tampa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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 |
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Louisiana | 3,502 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
Alabama | 7,364 |
Kentucky | 6,395 |
Arkansas | 2,882 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
North Carolina | 7,425 |
West Virginia | 1,771 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
Virginia | 6,775 |
Georgia | 7,112 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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