2024 Best General Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Ranked #68 in popularity, general computer engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 doctor's degrees in general computer engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Computer Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of general computer engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general computer engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general computer engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general computer engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general computer engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Computer Engineering in Florida

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general computer engineering.

Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in General Computer Engineering

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general computer engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general computer engineering from University of Florida

2

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

University of Central Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general computer engineering. UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando.More information about a doctorate in general computer engineering from University of Central Florida

3

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general computer engineering has to look into University of South Florida - Main Campus. USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the large city of Tampa.More information about a doctorate in general computer engineering from University of South Florida - Main Campus

4

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general computer engineering has to check out Florida Institute of Technology. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.More information about a doctorate in general computer engineering from Florida Institute of Technology

Best General Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Computer Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	4
Virginia	182	11
Mississippi	154	0
Tennessee	150	8
Louisiana	146	3
Alabama	139	12
South Carolina	135	16
Kentucky	119	5

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General Computer Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Computer Engineering area of study, General Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.