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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
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 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized 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.
UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
FIU graduate students pay an average of $11,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
UCF graduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UCF also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Tampa is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
UT graduate students pay an average of $12,014 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Jacksonville 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 #6 on the list. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.
JU graduate students pay an average of $14,039 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Florida Southern College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Southern are $17,482 per year.
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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 per year.
University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U Miami are $41,036 per year. On average, nursing graduates from U Miami take out $26,723 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
U Miami also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.
Miami Regional University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami Springs, Miami Regional University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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