Nursing schools in Florida

Explore 453 profiles representing 824 nursing programs in Florida. These are the programs currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.

Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) is the largest current pathway grouping at 121 programs; On campus appears on 234 programs.

Reviewed October 2026

Profiles: 453
Programs: 824

Pathways, delivery and source information

Current program evidence

Counts describe the programs below and retain each program's current status; they do not imply approval, accreditation, admissions availability, or resident eligibility.

Browse by pathway

Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) 121 programs
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) 115 programs
Traditional BSN 62 programs
Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN 45 programs
Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's 4 programs
CNA-to-LPN 2 programs
LPN-to-RN 61 programs
LPN-to-BSN 2 programs
Paramedic-to-RN 7 programs
RN-to-BSN 79 programs
RN-to-MSN 15 programs
RN-to-DNP 2 programs
Nurse Practitioner 16 programs
Nurse Anesthesia / CRNA 9 programs
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 50 programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 62 programs
Nursing PhD / DNS 23 programs
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate 62 programs
Nursing Education 9 programs
Nursing Leadership / Administration 4 programs
Nursing Informatics 2 programs
Other Graduate Nursing Program 7 programs
Other Official Nursing Program 65 programs

Delivery formats

On campus 234 programs
Hybrid 168 programs
Online 214 programs

Approval and accreditation context

State approval, institutional accreditation, and programmatic accreditation are separate facts. An authority listed here is current state-level context from published program evidence; it does not mean every program on this page has the same approval or accreditation status.

Approval authority not independently verified Reviewed October 6, 2026
Florida Board of Nursing Reviewed October 6, 2026
Florida Commission for Independent Education Reviewed October 6, 2026

Nursing Education programs in Florida

Showing all 9 current public programs. These include Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results.

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Nursing Education
Master of Science in Nursing — Nurse Educator
School
Florida Atlantic University: FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing — Boca Raton
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
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Nursing Education
Post-Graduate Nursing Education Certificate
School
Florida Atlantic University: FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing — Boca Raton
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Delivery
Program status
Active
Credential: Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education
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Nursing Education
Master of Science in Nursing — Nurse Educator
School
Florida International University: FIU Modesto A. Maidique nursing teaching property
Location
Miami, FL
Delivery
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
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Nursing Education
Culturally Competent Nursing Education Certificate
School
Florida International University: FIU Modesto A. Maidique nursing teaching property
Location
Miami, FL
Delivery
Program status
Active
Credential: Certificate in Culturally Competent Nursing Education
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Nursing Education
Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education
School
Florida International University: FIU online nursing academic relationship
Location
Miami, FL
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education
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Nursing Education
Master of Science in Nursing — Nursing Education
School
Florida State University: FSU online nursing academic relationship
Location
FL
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
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Nursing Education
Nurse Educator MSN
School
University of Central Florida: UCF online nursing academic relationship
Location
Orlando, FL
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Master of Science in Nursing
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Nursing Education
Nursing Education Graduate Certificate
School
University of Central Florida: UCF online nursing academic relationship
Location
Orlando, FL
Delivery
Fully Online
Program status
Active
Credential: Post-Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education
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Nursing Education
Nursing Education Graduate Certificate
School
University of South Florida: USF Tampa College of Nursing
Location
Tampa, FL
Delivery
On Campus
Program status
Active
Credential: Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education
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