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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida

11 Ranked Colleges
236 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in Florida

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,176 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,318 and $22,482 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 236 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree civil eng students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 61 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UF

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Central Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

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

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Civil Engineering Report

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 8 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

FAU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at FAU

#6

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#9 in overall quality

University of North Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 17 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNF, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNF are $21,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Florida Civil Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Florida International University

#11 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 2 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida A&M University are $24,669.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

#9

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Florida Tech

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida master’s degree civil eng students list, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

#11

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Miami Civil Engineering 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%.

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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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