2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
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The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Florida to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
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Our 2023 rankings named University of North Florida the most popular school in Florida for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
UNF 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 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at FIU. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 20 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UF. 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.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Barry University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Florida. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 61 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
Barry University 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 29% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, the large public school handed out 52 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
FAU 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Central Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in Orlando, Florida, the large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 45 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U Miami. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, the large public school handed out 35 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that USF Tampa does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 29 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Palm Beach Atlantic, 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 47% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
AdventHealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at AHU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Jacksonville University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. JU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at JU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, the large public school handed out 19 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 95% of those degree recipients were women.
Florida State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. This fairly large public school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since FGCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
Nova Southeastern University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
One thing to take note of is that NUS Florida does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
South University, Tampa came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. South University, Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since South University, Tampa does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 26% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
St. Thomas University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at STU, 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 45% took at least some of their classes online.
Miami Regional University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Florida Southern College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Florida Southern. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Tampa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.
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*These averages are for the top 20 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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