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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

80 Colleges
$2,842 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Florida. In fact, 49,046 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in Florida to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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 15% Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Tallahassee Community College

Tallahassee, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Tallahassee Community College the best value school in Florida for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Tallahassee Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Tallahassee Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,506 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

HCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#4

Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at Santa Fe College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Santa Fe College are $2,563 per year.

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#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.

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#5

Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at Gulf Coast State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Florida. GCSC is a small public school located in the small city of Panama City.

GCSC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

FSCJ undergraduate students pay an average of $2,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

SPC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,682 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SPC also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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#9

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL

Pensacola State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pensacola State are $2,367 per year.

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#10

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. BC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $2,830 per year.

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#11

North Florida College

Madison, FL

North Florida College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. NFC is a small public school located in the rural area of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NFC are $2,994 a year.

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#12

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

With a ranking of #12, Polk State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Polk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Winter Haven.

Polk State undergraduate students pay an average of $3,366 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Polk State also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
13 State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Bradenton, FL
14 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
15 College of Central Florida Ocala, FL
16 Florida Gateway College Lake City, FL

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

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