Located in Gainesville, the University of Florida is the oldest and most comprehensive schools in the state of Florida. It is also one of the largest schools, with over 51,000 students enrolled. While the school is well known for its championship athletic teams, it is also an elite research school. The University of Florida offers a doctor of education degree in curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, educational psychology, foundations of education, higher education administration, marriage and family counseling, mental health counseling, research and evaluation methodology, school counseling and guidance, school psychology and special education.
University of Florida
University Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 392-3261
ufl.edu
Florida State University, home of the Seminoles, is located in Tallahassee in north Florida. Florida State is also a very large university, with over 40,000 students. According to its website, the university awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees each academic year. It offers doctor of education degrees in early childhood education, educational leadership and policy, educational psychology, elementary education, English education, higher education, multilingual and multicultural education, reading education, social science education, special education and art education.
Florida State University
600 W. College Ave.
Tallahassee, FL 32306
(850) 644-2525
fsu.edu
Located in sunny south Florida, the University of Miami is a private university with over 15,000 students. Home of the Hurricanes, Miami was established in 1925 and is known for its research in the education field. Miami offers doctor of education degrees in teaching and learning with a specialization in either mathematics and science education or special education. It also offers a doctor of education degree in higher education leadership.
University of Miami
12500 Southwest 152nd St.
Coral Gables, FL 33124
(305) 284-2211
miami.edu
Located in and around the Orlando area, the University of Central Florida is another public university. UCF boasts that it has educated more future teachers than any other university in the state of Florida. It has over 53,000 students enrolled and offers education doctorates in communication sciences and disorders, counselor education, elementary education, exceptional education, higher education, hospitality education, instructional technology, mathematics education, reading education, science education and social studies education.
University of Central Florida
4000 Central Florida Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32816
(407) 823-2000
ucf.edu