2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 30 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Florida

#1

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$31,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

FGCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General 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 Gulf Coast University are $31,216.

Read more about General Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University

#2

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$19,736 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach General 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%.

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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