2021 Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida
7Colleges
850Bachelor's Degrees
$27,154Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 850 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, computer engineering is the #42 most popular major in Florida. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.0% of all the ce bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best CE Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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University of Florida tops the 2021 list of our schools in Florida that are best for non-traditional computer engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in Florida ranking.
The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Florida - Main Campus. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in Florida ranking.
About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. 13,938 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida International University. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami. As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in Florida ranking.
About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. 22,664 of FIU students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida Institute of Technology. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Florida Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in Florida rankings.
The student loan default rate at Florida Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 2,764 students at Florida Tech are exclusively online. 3,782 of Florida Tech students are attending part time.
Florida Atlantic University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population. FAU also made our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in Florida list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 14,436 students at FAU that take at least one class online. About 11,860 of the students at FAU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in Florida ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at FGCU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in Florida ranking.
The student loan default rate at FGCU is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,017 students take at least one class online at FGCU. 3,843 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to CE
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
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 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).
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With 850 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, computer engineering is the #42 most popular major in Florida. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.0% of all the ce bachelor's degrees in the country.
