2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Florida

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 705 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,550 and $50,750 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 348 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Florida

#1

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.

Full University of Central Florida General Education Report

#2

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$31,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FGCU are $31,216.

Read full report on General Education at FGCU

#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,378 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 303 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242.

Read full report on General Education at Nova Southeastern University

#3

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$17,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Southern College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. Florida Southern is a small school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 1 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Southern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Southern are $17,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Southern General Education Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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