2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Florida to see which ones had 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.
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Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in Florida for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Gainesville, Florida, the large public school handed out 1,016 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 104 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 217 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 graduate certificates to qualified students.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $21,686 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 204 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Full Sail University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 40 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Full Sail University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This large public school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 174 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Miami came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 108 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from U Miami accumulate an average of $26,723 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
Around 29% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 30% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Florida National University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit institution located in Hialeah, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. FGCU is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Strayer University - Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Strayer University - Florida is a small private for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Florida are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Hodges University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Hodges University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Naples, Florida that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
International College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lynn University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Lynn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
St. Thomas University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 72 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,534 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Herzing University - Winter Park landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
Since the graduate programs at Herzing University - Winter Park are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #17, Saint Leo University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bethune - Cookman University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Bethune - Cookman University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
AdventHealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.
Since the graduate programs at Florida Institute of Technology - Online are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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