2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
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The Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
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Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Florida. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 29 students in .
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Gainesville, Florida, the large public school handed out 1,874 doctor’s degree awards in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UF. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St. Thomas University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. STU is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 281 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
STU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Melbourne, Florida, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 78 doctor’s degree awards in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Florida Tech. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Florida. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 924 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U Miami. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, the fairly large public school handed out 161 doctor’s degree awards in .
UNF does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
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University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 553 students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCF. In 2022-2023 about 51% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Florida State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. This large public school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 814 doctor’s degrees in .
Florida State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #9, Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 60 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
One thing to take note of is that SEU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 72 doctor’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at FGCU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #11, Florida Southern College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Lakeland, Florida, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Florida Southern does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 44% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 762 doctor’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USF Tampa. In 2022-2023 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Florida International University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 694 doctor’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at FIU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Palm Beach Atlantic University is a small private not-for-profit school located in West Palm Beach, Florida that handed out 88 doctor’s degrees in .
Palm Beach Atlantic does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.
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Jacksonville University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 67 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since JU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #16, Saint Leo University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 68 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
St. Leo University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 1,719 students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NUS Florida. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 120 doctor’s degree awards in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Florida Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. This large public school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 232 doctor’s degrees in .
FAU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 266 doctor’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Florida A&M University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Barry University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 414 doctor’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Barry University. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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