Institution	City	Type	Tuition (In-State)	Grad Rate	Earnings After	Enrollment
University of Central Florida	Orlando	Public	$6,368	75.1%	$58,308	59,095
Florida International University	Miami	Public	$6,565	73.9%	$60,249	38,761
University of South Florida	Tampa	Public	$6,410	74.6%	$57,743	36,299
Valencia College	Orlando	Public	$2,474	43.5%	$40,594	35,125
Miami Dade College	Miami	Public	$2,838	44.7%	$40,654	35,001
University of Florida	Gainesville	Public	$6,381	91.5%	$71,588	34,102
Florida State University	Tallahassee	Public	$5,656	83.0%	$61,675	31,812
Broward College	Fort Lauderdale	Public	$2,830	36.1%	$41,939	23,799
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton	Public	$4,879	64.3%	$56,746	23,458
Palm Beach State College	Lake Worth	Public	$3,050	41.2%	$41,923	20,532
Hillsborough Community College	Tampa	Public	$2,506	33.2%	$40,782	19,998
St Petersburg College	St. Petersburg	Public	$2,682	37.5%	$42,557	18,759
Florida State College at Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Public	$2,878	32.4%	$42,244	17,739
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	Private	$24,136	44.2%	$39,696	17,370
University of North Florida	Jacksonville	Public	$6,389	68.2%	$56,343	13,915
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers	Public	$6,118	56.0%	$54,560	13,809
University of Miami	Coral Gables	Private	$59,926	84.2%	$75,328	12,570
Seminole State College of Florida	Sanford	Public	$3,227	41.9%	$41,733	11,790
Indian River State College	Fort Pierce	Public	$2,764	42.5%	$38,315	11,571
Santa Fe College	Gainesville	Public	$2,563	52.1%	$41,631	11,133
Florida SouthWestern State College	Fort Myers	Public	$3,401	38.5%	$43,421	10,613
Tallahassee Community College	Tallahassee	Public	$2,026	36.9%	$37,561	10,357
Eastern Florida State College	Melbourne	Public	$2,496	51.2%	$37,195	10,162
The University of Tampa	Tampa	Private	$33,424	61.9%	$59,436	10,093
Daytona State College	Daytona Beach	Public	$3,106	41.2%	$37,096	9,367
University of West Florida	Pensacola	Public	$6,360	61.8%	$49,137	9,042
South Florida Institute of Technology	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	75.2%	$28,570	7,800
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee	Public	$5,785	51.9%	$44,349	7,516
Ultimate Medical Academy	Clearwater	Private	N/A	55.6%	$29,194	7,436
Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale	Private	$37,080	64.3%	$59,209	7,171
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota	Bradenton	Public	$3,074	34.9%	$40,318	7,161
Saint Leo University	Saint Leo	Private	$28,360	48.8%	$48,364	6,999
Pasco-Hernando State College	New Port Richey	Public	$3,155	42.9%	$39,903	6,933
Pensacola State College	Pensacola	Public	$2,348	42.0%	$36,739	6,725
Polk State College	Winter Haven	Public	$3,366	34.0%	$40,624	5,954
Ana G. Mendez University	Orlando	Private	$13,575	N/A	N/A	4,897
College of Central Florida	Ocala	Public	$2,710	44.0%	$38,203	4,717
Southeastern University	Lakeland	Private	$31,732	43.3%	$46,744	4,646
Saint Johns River State College	Palatka	Public	$2,830	45.7%	$41,728	3,909
Gulf Coast State College	Panama City	Public	$2,370	44.8%	$38,359	3,614
Lake-Sumter State College	Leesburg	Public	$3,292	44.7%	$39,876	3,572
Northwest Florida State College	Niceville	Public	$3,246	42.9%	$39,664	3,193
Lynn University	Boca Raton	Private	$42,950	52.7%	$49,006	2,820
Atlantic Technical College	Coconut Creek	Public	N/A	55.9%	$38,560	2,672
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville	Private	$46,180	57.0%	$68,010	2,649
Florida Southern College	Lakeland	Private	$42,360	69.3%	$55,294	2,607
Rollins College	Winter Park	Private	$58,300	76.9%	$58,295	2,582
Palm Beach Atlantic University	West Palm Beach	Private	$37,990	59.0%	$49,232	2,427
Bethune-Cookman University	Daytona Beach	Private	$14,794	27.8%	$38,518	2,414
Everglades University	Boca Raton	Private	$20,768	57.8%	$47,597	2,369
Florida National University-Main Campus	Hialeah	For-Profit	$16,088	28.1%	$33,928	2,354
Stetson University	DeLand	Private	$55,220	62.8%	$51,642	2,292
Barry University	Miami	Private	$33,450	36.6%	$55,966	2,245
Florida Gateway College	Lake City	Public	$3,100	56.6%	$37,894	2,231
South Florida State College	Avon Park	Public	$3,165	51.1%	$39,990	2,084
St. Thomas University	Miami Gardens	Private	$34,770	43.4%	$54,272	1,963
Southern Technical College	Orlando	For-Profit	N/A	55.4%	$29,893	1,686
H W Brewster Technical College	Tampa	Public	N/A	52.9%	$27,053	1,502
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	Public	N/A	53.4%	$36,188	1,421
Sheridan Technical College	Hollywood	Public	N/A	69.6%	$33,166	1,245
Ave Maria University	Ave Maria	Private	$28,222	55.5%	$49,520	1,229
Chipola College	Marianna	Public	$3,120	61.3%	$37,378	1,218
Manatee Technical College	Bradenton	Public	N/A	78.5%	$38,129	1,117
Suncoast Technical College	Sarasota	Public	N/A	51.1%	$40,621	1,102
AdventHealth University	Orlando	Private	$20,880	35.6%	$72,282	1,068
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology	Delray Beach	For-Profit	$14,908	56.0%	$47,792	1,037
Aveda Institute-South Florida	Davie	For-Profit	N/A	70.4%	$29,426	1,012
Celebrity School of Beauty	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	71.2%	$15,626	884
Webber International University	Babson Park	Private	$32,150	26.0%	$45,606	879
Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College	Miami	Public	N/A	33.9%	$37,543	868
The College of the Florida Keys	Key West	Public	$3,279	40.8%	$42,508	823
North Florida College	Madison	Public	$3,054	63.5%	$33,929	817
Lively Technical College	Tallahassee	Public	N/A	54.6%	$30,413	785
Lorenzo Walker Technical College	Naples	Public	N/A	99.1%	$36,853	767
Aveda Institute-Tallahassee	Tallahassee	For-Profit	N/A	63.8%	$29,449	764
Lake Technical College	Eustis	Public	N/A	68.3%	$32,793	738
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College	Miami Lakes	Public	N/A	30.4%	$35,014	730
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater	Clearwater	Public	N/A	57.8%	$34,627	730
Florida International Training Institute	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	84.3%	N/A	695
Fort Myers Technical College	Fort Myers	Public	N/A	82.0%	$40,082	668
Florida Education Institute	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	79.6%	$24,588	652
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach	West Palm Beach	For-Profit	$23,584	66.7%	$41,200	644
William T McFatter Technical College	Davie	Public	N/A	61.6%	$41,656	617
Orange Technical College-West Campus	Winter Garden	Public	N/A	76.8%	$25,145	607
InterAmerican Technical Institute	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	86.5%	N/A	606
Florida College	Temple Terrace	Private	$18,920	50.6%	$43,445	589
George Stone Technical College	Pensacola	Public	N/A	50.9%	$35,234	566
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations	West Palm Beach	Private	N/A	52.0%	$47,039	559
Erwin Technical College	Tampa	Public	N/A	79.4%	$37,966	556
FVI School of Nursing and Technology	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	76.1%	N/A	553
Southern Technical College	Fort Myers	For-Profit	$14,742	49.7%	$36,155	532
Global Medical & Technical Training Institute	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	88.5%	N/A	524
Osceola Technical College	Kissimmee	Public	N/A	54.1%	$38,484	480
Praxis Institute	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	80.6%	$22,300	440
Marion Technical College	Ocala	Public	N/A	71.5%	$36,095	436
Tom P. Haney Technical College	Panama City	Public	N/A	52.4%	$28,254	432
Okaloosa Technical College	Fort Walton Beach	Public	N/A	55.9%	$32,577	429
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp	Hialeah	For-Profit	N/A	67.5%	$22,226	417
Florida Academy	Fort Myers	For-Profit	N/A	75.8%	N/A	408
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College	Miami	Public	N/A	41.4%	$34,107	388
Ridge Technical College	Winter Haven	Public	$3,918	84.7%	$33,484	375
Orange Technical College-East Campus	Winter Park	Public	N/A	67.8%	$31,858	372
First Coast Technical College	Saint Augustine	Public	N/A	76.6%	$33,784	369
New Professions Technical Institute	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	100.0%	$25,962	340
Traviss Technical College	Lakeland	Public	N/A	82.6%	$39,813	336
Fortis College-Orange Park	Orange Park	For-Profit	$14,386	35.2%	$28,506	327
Fred K Marchman Technical College	New Port Richey	Public	N/A	65.8%	$30,259	322
Atlantis University	Miami	For-Profit	$12,720	61.3%	N/A	313
Miami Regional University	Miami Springs	For-Profit	N/A	20.8%	$29,081	310
American Medical Academy	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	71.9%	N/A	303
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa	Tampa	For-Profit	N/A	75.0%	$20,948	299
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology	Altamonte Springs	For-Profit	$15,330	41.7%	$28,190	298
Med College	Hialeah	For-Profit	$22,330	71.4%	N/A	297
Charlotte Technical College	Port Charlotte	Public	$3,100	72.5%	$36,349	295
City College-Altamonte Springs	Altamonte Springs	For-Profit	$18,615	75.0%	$35,994	293
Cape Coral Technical College	Cape Coral	Public	N/A	86.1%	$36,080	293
Bene's Career Academy	New Port Richey	For-Profit	N/A	60.9%	$19,359	288
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers	Hollywood	For-Profit	N/A	71.6%	$21,386	286
Immokalee Technical College	Immokalee	Public	N/A	79.5%	$37,652	280
City College-Hollywood	Hollywood	For-Profit	$18,615	83.3%	$34,938	275
D A Dorsey Technical College	Miami	Public	N/A	11.0%	N/A	275
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary	Deerfield Beach	Private	$7,380	0.0%	$45,354	271
Antigua College International	Miami Lakes	For-Profit	$26,700	N/A	N/A	266
Withlacoochee Technical College	Inverness	Public	N/A	50.4%	$34,279	262
Medical Institute of Palm Beach	Greenacres	For-Profit	N/A	87.9%	$25,811	261
Aveda Institute-Fort Myers	Fort Myers	For-Profit	N/A	64.0%	$24,057	246
Riveroak Technical College	Live Oak	Public	N/A	65.0%	$31,778	241
La Belle Beauty School	Hialeah	For-Profit	N/A	96.8%	$16,879	239
Radford M Locklin Technical College	Milton	Public	N/A	67.5%	$35,997	235
Summit Salon Academy	Tampa	For-Profit	N/A	92.3%	$27,037	222
Taylor College	Ocala	For-Profit	$13,263	61.9%	$60,311	216
Latin Beauty Academy	greenacres	For-Profit	N/A	75.0%	N/A	214
South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus	HOMESTEAD	Public	N/A	100.0%	N/A	205
SABER College	Miami	Private	N/A	100.0%	$40,816	202
Florida Panhandle Technical College	Chipley	Public	N/A	41.8%	$32,320	201
Daytona College	Ormond Beach	For-Profit	N/A	72.2%	$26,422	199
Parisian Spa Institute	Jacksonville	For-Profit	N/A	84.0%	N/A	198
Hollywood Institute	Margate	For-Profit	N/A	72.4%	$22,285	195
International Academy	South Daytona	For-Profit	N/A	57.8%	$19,824	191
Orange Technical College	Orlando	Public	N/A	65.6%	$36,650	189
American Institute of Beauty	Largo	For-Profit	N/A	64.1%	$20,371	179
Hodges University	Fort Myers	Private	$15,580	22.4%	$37,052	171
Emerald Coast Technical College	DeFuniak Springs	Public	N/A	66.7%	$36,180	170
HCI College	West Palm Beach	For-Profit	$20,028	100.0%	N/A	169
Big Bend Technical College	Perry	Public	N/A	72.9%	$27,609	160
Meridian College	Sarasota	For-Profit	N/A	50.8%	$33,735	144
La Belle Beauty Academy	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	98.6%	$16,212	142
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville	Jacksonville	For-Profit	N/A	48.5%	$34,098	140
Cortiva Institute	St. Petersburg	For-Profit	N/A	77.4%	$29,204	138
Concorde Career Institute-Miramar	Miramar	For-Profit	N/A	63.3%	$35,442	137
Aparicio-Levy Technical College	Tampa	Public	N/A	86.8%	N/A	137
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa	Tampa	For-Profit	N/A	64.5%	$36,288	132
Florida Career College-Miami	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	45.8%	$28,928	130
Academy of Cosmetology	Merritt Island	For-Profit	N/A	38.7%	$20,144	121
Cortiva Institute	Pompano Beach	For-Profit	N/A	69.2%	$27,193	121
Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty	West Palm Beach	For-Profit	N/A	60.3%	$30,784	116
Ultrasound Medical Institute	Royal Palm Beach	For-Profit	N/A	83.3%	N/A	110
Premiere International College	Fort Myers	For-Profit	$21,125	100.0%	N/A	106
Florida Professional Institute	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	100.0%	N/A	104
Chancellor Institute	Ft Laurderdale	For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	102
American Academy of Cosmetology	Orange Park	For-Profit	N/A	82.3%	$23,985	96
PiBerry Institute	Homestead	For-Profit	N/A	87.5%	N/A	96
Flagler Technical College	Palm Coast	Public	N/A	93.3%	N/A	91
New Concept Massage and Beauty School	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	80.0%	$20,421	89
Loraines Academy & Spa	Saint Petersburg	For-Profit	N/A	61.4%	$18,342	85
Jose Maria Vargas University	Pembroke Pines	For-Profit	$11,260	N/A	N/A	83
Sarasota School of Massage Therapy	Sarasota	For-Profit	N/A	78.3%	$30,237	76
Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine	Fort Lauderdale	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A	74
Florida School of Traditional Midwifery	Gainesville	Private	N/A	N/A	$38,933	73
More Tech Institute	Hialeah	For-Profit	N/A	85.4%	N/A	72
Hope College of Arts and Sciences	Pompano Beach	For-Profit	N/A	0.0%	N/A	71
Treasure Coast Technical College	Vero Beach	Public	N/A	90.9%	N/A	67
North Florida Technical College	Starke	Public	N/A	82.3%	$31,683	65
Acupuncture and Massage College	Miami	For-Profit	$11,980	79.3%	$21,937	63
Gadsden Technical College	Quincy	Public	N/A	88.0%	N/A	58
Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers	Pensacola	For-Profit	N/A	65.5%	$28,828	56
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing	Miami	For-Profit	N/A	100.0%	$72,275	54
Florida Academy of Nursing	Miramar	For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	54
Advance Science International College	Miami Lakes	For-Profit	N/A	100.0%	$24,047	44
Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy	Hallandale Beach	For-Profit	N/A	87.5%	N/A	41
Lee Professional Institute	Fort Myers	For-Profit	N/A	95.0%	N/A	35
Florida School of Massage	Gainesville	For-Profit	N/A	76.9%	$26,752	32
Academy of Career Training	Kissimmee	For-Profit	N/A	93.3%	$22,029	24
Center for Neurosomatic Studies	Clearwater	For-Profit	N/A	52.9%	N/A	23

Nursing Schools by City in Florida

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many nursing schools are in Florida?

There are 184 accredited nursing programs in Florida, including 82 public and 102 private institutions.

What is the average nursing school tuition in Florida?

The average in-state tuition at public nursing schools in Florida is $3,722. Tuition ranges from $2,026 to $59,926 across all institutions.

How much do nurses earn in Florida?

The median annual salary for registered nurses in Florida is $75,720, with entry-level nurses earning around $55,760 and experienced nurses earning up to $103,730. There are 199,250 RNs employed in the state.

What is the graduation rate for nursing schools in Florida?

The average graduation rate across nursing programs in Florida is 62.9%. The highest graduation rate belongs to New Professions Technical Institute at 100.0%.

What is the average student debt for nursing graduates in Florida?

The average median student debt for graduates of nursing programs in Florida is $13,941. Graduates earn a median of $37,744 within 10 years of enrollment.

Nursing Programs in Other States

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