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Key takeaway: 76 of the 120 Florida-based institutions in our directory that offer at least one fully online program report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024). 41 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is University of Florida. The Census Bureau records 52 military installations in Florida (1 Army, 20 Navy, 7 Air Force, 1 Marine Corps, 10 Coast Guard, 13 Other), and 122 Florida cities have their own page below.
Military-friendly online colleges based in Florida
Ranked by BOC Score, which weights graduation rate, median earnings, net price, retention, and online availability from federal data. The tags on each card are the school’s own answers on the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey: credit for military training, a dedicated military contact, DoD MOU membership, and a recognized student veteran organization.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
89%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$71,588
Avg net price
$6,541/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 97%
- Programs offered: 172
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
83%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$61,675
Avg net price
$11,297/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 96%
- Programs offered: 148
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
63%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$71,588
Avg net price
$4,815/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 94%
- Programs offered: 24
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
72%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$60,249
Avg net price
$9,288/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 92%
- Programs offered: 129
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
43%
Graduation rate
76%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$57,743
Avg net price
$9,812/yr
TuitionIn‑state$6,410
Out‑of‑state$17,324
Key stats
- Retention rate: 91%
- Programs offered: 151
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
40%
Graduation rate
77%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$58,308
Avg net price
$10,411/yr
TuitionIn‑state$6,368
Out‑of‑state$22,467
Key stats
- Retention rate: 92%
- Programs offered: 130
Source:Accreditor: Higher Learning Commission · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
38%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$42,557
Avg net price
$1,471/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
83%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$75,328
Avg net price
$37,244/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 93%
- Programs offered: 187
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
65%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$56,343
Avg net price
$10,154/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 83%
- Programs offered: 89
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
63%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$56,746
Avg net price
$8,752/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 84%
- Programs offered: 123
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
38%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$42,244
Avg net price
$4,128/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
63%
Graduation rate
57%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$54,560
Avg net price
$12,568/yr
TuitionIn‑state$6,118
Out‑of‑state$25,162
Key stats
- Retention rate: 83%
- Programs offered: 70
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
44%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$38,315
Avg net price
$3,815/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
47%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$41,728
Avg net price
$6,135/yr
TuitionIn‑state$2,591
Out‑of‑state$9,335
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
38%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$39,664
Avg net price
$4,571/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Military installations in Florida
The Census Bureau’s 2024 TIGER/Line military layer records 52 installations in Florida (1 Army, 20 Navy, 7 Air Force, 1 Marine Corps, 10 Coast Guard, 13 Other, branch inferred from the recorded name). The largest by land area are listed; city pages show the ones within 100 miles of each city, with distances.
- Eglin AFB
- Avon Park Air Force Range
- Tyndall AFB
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
- Maneuver Training Area Camp Santiago
- Hurlburt Fld
- Pinecastle Ew Range
- Naval Air Station Pensacola
- Macdill AFB
- Nas Whiting Field Milton
- Naval Air Station Jacksonville
- Naval Air Station Key West
Common post-service careers in Florida
Statewide median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 OEWS).
| Occupation |
Median annual wage |
Scope |
| Information Security Analysts |
$124,860 |
FL statewide |
| Logisticians |
$76,410 |
FL statewide |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$99,020 |
FL statewide |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers |
$74,470 |
FL statewide |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
$120,360 |
FL statewide |
| Project Management Specialists |
$98,070 |
FL statewide |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$95,200 |
FL statewide |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
$101,570 |
FL statewide |
BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; these are statewide medians.
What the four services mean
- Credit for military training (IPEDS VET2): the institution reports that it awards academic credit for military training, typically evaluated through the Joint Services Transcript. How much credit applies is set program by program.
- Dedicated military contact (VET3): a named point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families.
- DoD MOU member (VET5): the institution has signed the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, a requirement for participating in service education programs.
- Student veteran org (VET4): a recognized student veteran organization on the institution’s records.
Of the 76 schools in Florida that meet this page’s two-service definition, 41 report all four. All 76 are fully online by the IPEDS DISTPGS flag, as is every school on the national military-friendly online colleges list; the state view differs only in where the institution is based.
Military-friendly online colleges near Florida cities
- Altamonte Springs, FL
- Apopka, FL
- Aventura, FL
- Belle Glade, FL
- Boca Raton, FL
- Bonita Springs, FL
- Boynton Beach, FL
- Bradenton, FL
- Cape Coral, FL
- Casselberry, FL
- Clearwater, FL
- Clermont, FL
- Coconut Creek, FL
- Cooper City, FL
- Coral Gables, FL
- Coral Springs, FL
- Crestview, FL
- Cutler Bay, FL
- Dania Beach, FL
- Davie, FL
- Daytona Beach, FL
- DeBary, FL
- DeLand, FL
- Deerfield Beach, FL
- Delray Beach, FL
- Deltona, FL
- Doral, FL
- Dunedin, FL
- Edgewater, FL
- Estero, FL
- Eustis, FL
- Fernandina Beach, FL
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Fort Myers, FL
- Fort Pierce, FL
- Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Gainesville, FL
- Greenacres, FL
- Haines City, FL
- Hallandale Beach, FL
- Hialeah, FL
- Hialeah Gardens, FL
- Hollywood, FL
- Homestead, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Jacksonville Beach, FL
- Jupiter, FL
- Kissimmee, FL
- Lake City, FL
- Lake Worth, FL
- Lake Worth Beach, FL
- Lakeland, FL
- Largo, FL
- Lauderdale Lakes, FL
- Lauderhill, FL
- Leesburg, FL
- Lynn Haven, FL
- Margate, FL
- Melbourne, FL
- Miami, FL
- Miami Beach, FL
- Miami Gardens, FL
- Miami Lakes, FL
- Miramar, FL
- Naples, FL
- New Smyrna Beach, FL
- North Lauderdale, FL
- North Miami, FL
- North Miami Beach, FL
- North Port, FL
- Oakland Park, FL
- Ocala, FL
- Ocoee, FL
- Okeechobee, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Ormond Beach, FL
- Oviedo, FL
- Palatka, FL
- Palm Bay, FL
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- Palm Coast, FL
- Palm Springs, FL
- Palmetto Bay, FL
- Panama City, FL
- Parkland, FL
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Pensacola, FL
- Pinellas Park, FL
- Plant City, FL
- Plantation, FL
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Port Orange, FL
- Port Saint Lucie, FL
- Riviera Beach, FL
- Rockledge, FL
- Royal Palm Beach, FL
- Saint Augustine, FL
- Saint Cloud, FL
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- Sanford, FL
- Sarasota, FL
- Sebastian, FL
- Sebring, FL
- Sunny Isles Beach, FL
- Sunrise, FL
- Sweetwater, FL
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tamarac, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Tarpon Springs, FL
- Temple Terrace, FL
- Titusville, FL
- Venice, FL
- Wellington, FL
- West Melbourne, FL
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Weston, FL
- Winter Garden, FL
- Winter Haven, FL
- Winter Park, FL
- Winter Springs, FL
- Zephyrhills, FL
Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.
