by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,987 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $73,143 and had an average of $24,685 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 974 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,641 and $27,106 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 130 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida list. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 48 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Florida International University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #4 spot on the list. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #8, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida list. NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Nova Southeastern University
Atlantis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. Atlantis University is a private for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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