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Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Florida

2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Florida

21 Colleges
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Florida. In fact, 10,069 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in Florida for education students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida Gulf Coast University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Florida. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

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#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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#8

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Florida Memorial University

Miami Gardens, FL

With a ranking of #9, Florida Memorial University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida Memorial University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

With a ranking of #10, University of North Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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