2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree 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.
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 Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Florida to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 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. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $8,872 per year.
UCF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FGCU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.
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. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNF are $10,364 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNF is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Florida.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.
UF also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida State are $11,553 a year.
Florida State also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #3.
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With a ranking of #6, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $6,693 per year.
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Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USF Tampa are $10,428 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Palm Beach Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Palm Beach.
Palm Beach Atlantic graduate students pay an average of $13,556 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Jacksonville University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
JU graduate students pay an average of $14,039 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 7,425 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
Kentucky | 6,395 |
Georgia | 7,112 |
West Virginia | 1,771 |
Virginia | 6,775 |
Alabama | 7,364 |
Louisiana | 3,502 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
Arkansas | 2,882 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
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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