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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$15,552 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Florida to see which master'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 Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Florida the best value school in Florida for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rasmussen University - Florida are $5,615 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FGCU are $8,971 per year.

FGCU also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

FAU graduate students pay an average of $6,693 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. 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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Florida International University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.

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The University of West Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

UWF graduate students pay an average of $9,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida A&M University are $9,876 a year.

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The University of Tampa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT are $12,014 a year.

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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 22 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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