2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in Florida for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UF, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St. Thomas University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since STU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
USF Tampa does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NUS Florida. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Florida State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Miami came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since U Miami does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 29% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of West Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UWF. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at FIU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Florida Southern College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Florida Southern does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 30% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lynn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lynn University Fighting Knights. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCF. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southeastern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SEU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at FGCU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of North Florida landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNF. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Leo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at St. Leo University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
One thing to take note of is that FAU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Barry University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Barry University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 29% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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