2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Florida For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Florida, there were 35 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Florida For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Florida For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Florida (With Aid)

#1

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$7,296 Average Net Price

$43,779 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Florida For Those Getting Aid. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Florida” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for Florida Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at FIU

#2

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$8,355 Average Net Price

$44,004 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Florida” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Florida Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full USF Tampa Adult & Continuing Education Report

• Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (With Aid)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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