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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

9 Schools Ranked
$21,241 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Florida to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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

University of Florida

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in Florida for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

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.

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#2

Nova Southeastern University

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

You’ll be in good company if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
50 Total Awards
$11,553 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,686 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 50 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,686 in student loans. Around 82% 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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#4

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
7 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Full Sail University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#5

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
7 Total Awards
$10,364 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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2 Total Awards
$16,688 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Hialeah, Florida, the small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Florida National University - Main Campus Report

#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
39 Total Awards
$6,693 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 39 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Florida Atlantic University Report

#9

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida

Saint Leo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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