by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 21,221 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,973 and $25,610 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9,120 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,132 and $22,101 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida” ranking looked at 67 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida”.
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Future-Tech Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. FTI is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Premiere International College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort-Myers, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hope College of Arts and Sciences. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida. Hope College of Arts and Sciences is a small private for-profit school situated in Pompano Beach, Florida. It awarded 28 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Advance Science College landed the #3 spot on the list. Advance Science College is a small school located in Hialeah, Florida that handed out 14 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universal Career School. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida. Universal Career School is a small private for-profit school situated in Sweetwater, Florida. It awarded 175 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
NRI Institute of Health Sciences ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida list. Royal Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s nursing degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Galen College of Nursing - Tampa Bay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. Galen College of Nursing - Tampa Bay is a small private for-profit school situated in Saint Petersburg, Florida. It awarded 448 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Gwinnett Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. Gwinnett Institute is a small school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 154 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s nursing degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Fortis College - Cutler Bay came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. Fortis College - Cutler Bay is a small school located in Cutler Bay, Florida that handed out 47 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Taylor College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. Taylor College is a private for-profit institution located in Belleview, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
HCI College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 197 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Fortis Institute - Pensacola came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s nursing degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
Herzing University - Winter Park landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. Herzing University - Winter Park is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
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City College - Altamonte Springs ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida list. City College - Altamonte Springs is located in Altamonte Springs, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Fortis College - Orange Park ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida list. Fortis College - Orange Park is a small school located in Orange Park, Florida that handed out 52 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida list. Ocala, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s nursing degrees to 1,084 students in 2020-2021.
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Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 70 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville Nursing Report
Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology is a small school located in Altamonte Springs, Florida that handed out 44 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology Nursing Report
With a ranking of #20, Miami Regional University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida list. Miami Regional University is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami Springs, Florida. It awarded 154 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
ATA Career Education ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida list. ATA Career Education is located in Spring Hill, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Daytona College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Ormond Beach, Florida, and it awarded 26 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida list. Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie is a small private for-profit school situated in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. It awarded 35 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #24. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s nursing degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
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Florida National University - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Florida ranking. Florida National University - Main Campus is located in Hialeah, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 140 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
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