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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

9 Schools Ranked

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor'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 9 schools in Florida to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
294 Total Awards
$22,790 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in Florida for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 294 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.

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.

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87 Total Awards
$10,428 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Tampa, Florida, the large public school awarded 87 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

Around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, Florida
51 Total Awards

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St. Thomas University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Miami Gardens, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
57 Total Awards
$12,737 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 57 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Lynn University

Boca Raton, Florida
30 Total Awards
$13,700 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lynn University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Lynn University Fighting Knights is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
71 Total Awards
$11,553 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 71 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
15 Total Awards
$30,832 Average Tuition & Fees

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Report

#8

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida
4 Total Awards

With a ranking of #8, Saint Leo University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Universidad Ana G. Mendez

San Juan, Florida
$6,280 Average Tuition & Fees

Universidad Ana G. Mendez did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

UAGM is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • 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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