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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

4 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular online school in Florida for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Florida. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#3

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AdventHealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at St. Thomas University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Florida. STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Gardens.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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