2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in Florida

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 doctor's degrees in nursing science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Science School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nursing science matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in Florida ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of nursing science 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for nursing science.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Science in Florida

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Florida Atlantic University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing science. FAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boca Raton. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in Florida.

There were approximately 8 nursing science individuals who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Florida is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public 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 nursing science in Florida.

There were about 6 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Miami is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in Florida.

There were roughly 5 nursing science individuals who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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4

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing science has to check out University of Central Florida. UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in Florida.

There were approximately 3 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tampa. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in Florida.

There were roughly 2 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.

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5

Florida International University
Miami, FL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

FIU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Miami. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in Florida.

There were about 2 nursing science individuals who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	25
Georgia	190	81
Virginia	176	13
Tennessee	142	10
Louisiana	140	2
South Carolina	130	12
Alabama	129	6
Kentucky	115	6
Mississippi	96	10
Arkansas	73	2
West Virginia	59	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Science

Nursing Science is one of 22 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	475
Nurse Anesthetist	28
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	27
Registered Nursing	7
Nursing Administration	7

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.