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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$16,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

FGCU graduate students pay an average of $8,971 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Out of the 16 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

UNF graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $12,737 per year.

UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

With a ranking of #6, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USF Tampa are $10,428 a year.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida A&M University are $9,876 per year.

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#10

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, FL

With a ranking of #10, Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Palm Beach Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Palm Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Palm Beach Atlantic are $13,556 per year.

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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
South Carolina 7,283
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658

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 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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