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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$16,308 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing 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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the best value school in Florida for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

UF graduate students pay an average of $12,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UF also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Florida. Located in the large 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.

FIU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

Full Nursing at Florida International University Report

Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

UCF also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tampa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT are $12,014 per year.

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#6

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JU are $14,039 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JU is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Florida.

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#7

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Southern are $17,482 per year.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U Miami are $41,036 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at U Miami take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $26,723.

U Miami not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

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#10

Miami Regional University

Miami Springs, FL

Miami Regional University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Miami Regional University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Springs.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges 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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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