2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 21,209 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Florida to see which graduate certificate 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Florida Atlantic University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $12,737 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UF is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in Florida.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
FIU graduate students pay an average of $11,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.
UCF also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
UT graduate students pay an average of $12,014 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Jacksonville University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JU are $14,039 a year.
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Florida Southern College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.
Florida Southern graduate students pay an average of $17,482 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 per year.
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University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
U Miami graduate students pay an average of $41,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from U Miami take out $26,723 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
U Miami did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.
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Miami Regional University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Miami Springs, Miami Regional University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,112 |
| Virginia | 6,775 |
| North Carolina | 7,425 |
| Tennessee | 6,004 |
| Kentucky | 6,395 |
| South Carolina | 3,296 |
| Louisiana | 3,502 |
| Arkansas | 2,882 |
| Alabama | 7,364 |
| Mississippi | 2,838 |
| West Virginia | 1,771 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
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