2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You
Health Sciences & Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 4,327 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools
Our analysis found Tallahassee Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Tallahassee Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tallahassee Community College are $2,026 a year.
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The excellent programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Florida. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.
MDC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gulf Coast State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Florida list. GCSC is a small public school located in the city of Panama City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GCSC are $2,370 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Florida list. Seminole State is a large public school located in the small city of Sanford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Seminole State are $3,131 a year. While working on their degree, health science majors at Seminole State accumulate an average of around $24,075 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Florida. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FSCJ are $2,657 a year.
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Eastern Florida State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EFSC are $2,791 per year.
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Daytona State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year.
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The University of West Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Florida ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pensacola.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWF are $5,776 per year. After completing their degree, health science graduates from UWF carry an average student debtload of $24,750.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #9 on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USF Tampa are $6,410 a year. While working on their degree, health science majors at USF Tampa accumulate an average of around $23,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $208.
USF Tampa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in Florida list.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Florida list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FAU are $4,879 a year. On average, health science graduates from FAU take out $18,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 203 |
Tennessee | 165 |
Kentucky | 385 |
Georgia | 544 |
West Virginia | 100 |
Virginia | 247 |
Alabama | 240 |
Louisiana | 214 |
Mississippi | 325 |
South Carolina | 87 |
Arkansas | 291 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.