2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Florida to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida
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Our analysis found Florida Gulf Coast University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida.
One thing to take note of is that FGCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
Florida State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
U Miami does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 29% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 18 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at USF Tampa. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Florida.
Online graduate courses are available at FIU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Florida Southern College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
Florida Southern does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Barry University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Barry University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 29% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Central Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UCF, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Jacksonville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
JU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Nova Southeastern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NUS Florida. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
Rasmussen University - Florida is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #12, The University of Tampa did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
UT does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 25% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of West Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
UWF does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
Palm Beach Atlantic does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at FAU. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Florida A&M University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Florida National University - Main Campus. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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