2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Education in Florida

General Education is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the most popular for general education students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 348 doctor's degrees in general education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Education School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in education matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Education in Florida ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general education students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Education in Florida

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Education Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

303 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Nova Southeastern University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general education in Florida.

There were roughly 303 general education individuals who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the education program report average early career income of $72,000.

More information about a doctorate in general education from Nova Southeastern University

2

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

38 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Central Florida if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in general education in Florida.

There were roughly 38 general education individuals who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Central Florida

3

Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general education needs to check out Florida Gulf Coast University. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in general education in Florida.

There were roughly 6 general education individuals who graduated with this degree at FGCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general education from Florida Gulf Coast University

4

Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Florida Southern College if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general education. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Lakeland. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in general education in Florida. More information about a doctorate in general education from Florida Southern College

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	126	111
Georgia	124	10
North Carolina	113	26
Tennessee	98	21
South Carolina	88	2
Mississippi	72	81
West Virginia	49	25

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	213
Curriculum & Instruction	156
Teacher Education Subject Specific	31
Student Counseling	21
Special Education	12
Instructional Media Design	11
Teaching English or French	9
Educational Assessment	7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	5
Education Philosophy	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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