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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$16,415 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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 very large student population.

UCF graduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCF also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #5.

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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 suburb of Fort Myers.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FGCU are $8,971 a year.

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#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Florida is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNF are $10,364 a year.

UNF also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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 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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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $11,553 per year.

Florida State also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FIU graduate students pay an average of $11,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. 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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#9

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, FL

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 midsize city of West Palm Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Palm Beach Atlantic are $13,556 per year.

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#10

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JU are $14,039 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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