2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in Florida

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 174 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $96,700 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering-related fields programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree engineering-related fields students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in Florida

#1

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$116,083 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 72 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Central Florida Engineering-Related Fields Report

#2

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$89,303 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 31 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#3

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full FIU Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$109,763 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 19 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida Tech Engineering-Related Fields Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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