2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Florida
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The Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Florida
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in Florida for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UF. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Florida.
Online graduate courses are available at Florida State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
FGCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UCF does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of West Florida is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UWF. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U Miami. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
One thing to take note of is that USF Tampa does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Florida Southern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Florida Southern does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 30% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Florida Memorial University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
University of North Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
UNF 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. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, The University of Tampa did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Florida International University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since FIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #13, St. Thomas University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at STU. In fact, around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at FAU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Jacksonville University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at JU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that SEU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Nova Southeastern University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
NUS Florida 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 52% took at least some of their classes online.
Barry University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Barry University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 29% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Leo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Leo University. 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.
Lynn University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that Lynn University Fighting Knights does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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