2025 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Ranked #1 in popularity, health professions is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 4,425 doctor's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

The health professions doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions 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 Health Professions 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 Health Professions in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions.

10 Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

754 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Florida

2

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

322 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the large suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Miami

3

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,169 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Nova Southeastern University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Nova Southeastern University

4

Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

Jacksonville University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions. JU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jacksonville.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Jacksonville University

5

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

150 Annual Graduates

UNF is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Jacksonville.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of North Florida

6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

7

AdventHealth University
Orlando, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from AdventHealth University

8

Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Florida Gulf Coast University

9

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

479 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of South Florida - Main Campus

10

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

234 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Central Florida

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	29	2,730
Georgia	28	2,018
Mississippi	28	656
South Carolina	28	1,055
North Carolina	26	2,134
Kentucky	26	1,505
Alabama	25	1,504
Tennessee	25	2,261
Louisiana	25	1,094
Arkansas	23	779
West Virginia	20	776

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	1,443
Nursing	890
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	787
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	696
Dentistry	218
Optometry	132
Public Health	49
Chiropractic	48
Communication Sciences	45
Health Sciences & Services	37

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.