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2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Florida

4 Colleges in Florida
18 Engineering Degrees Awarded
A degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering School

Best General Engineering Schools in Florida Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering

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 General Engineering Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Engineering in Florida

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Florida Schools in Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #160 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

Florida International University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.

There were about 2 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general engineering from Florida International University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Florida Polytechnic University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Florida Poly is a small public university located in the rural area of Lakeland. This university ranks 18th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 9 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida Poly in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general engineering from Florida Polytechnic University

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The University of West Florida is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general engineering. UWF is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Pensacola. This university ranks 31st out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.More information about a degree in general engineering from The University of West Florida

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL

Florida Gulf Coast University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 1 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at FGCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general engineering from Florida Gulf Coast University

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 170
North Carolina 279 659
Virginia 274 647
Tennessee 269 134
South Carolina 248 10
Kentucky 244 0
Louisiana 242 168
Mississippi 234 264
Arkansas 234 173
Alabama 233 225
West Virginia 207 84

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 18

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,254
Electrical Engineering 1,499
Civil Engineering 1,168
Computer Engineering 974
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 858
Biomedical Engineering 524
Systems Engineering 473
Industrial Engineering 429
Chemical Engineering 377
Environmental Engineering 225

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