2025 Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #7 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 739 doctor's degrees in nursing practice during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of nursing practice for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing practice students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing practice students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing practice related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing practice students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in Florida

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for nursing practice students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing Practice

1

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

University of Miami is a good choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Coral Gables.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Miami

2

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

109 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Florida

3

Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing practice needs to look into Jacksonville University. Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Jacksonville University

4

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice has to check out University of North Florida. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of North Florida

5

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

81 Annual Graduates

FIU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Miami.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Florida International University

6

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Annual Graduates

UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Central Florida

7

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Florida State University

8

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

83 Annual Graduates

USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the city of Tampa.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of South Florida - Main Campus

9

Barry University
Miami, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

94 Annual Graduates

Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Miami.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Barry University

10

Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

FGCU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fort Myers.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Florida Gulf Coast University

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Practice Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	282
Georgia	190	86
Virginia	182	122
Mississippi	154	45
Tennessee	150	180
Louisiana	146	106
Alabama	139	241
South Carolina	135	35
Kentucky	119	214
Arkansas	74	65
West Virginia	61	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Practice

Nursing Practice is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nurse Anesthetist	64
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	33
Nursing Science	24
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	15
Nursing Administration	11
Registered Nursing	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.