by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States.
Across Florida, there were 2,254 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,787 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general mechanical engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree general mechanical engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Polytechnic University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida. Florida Poly is a small school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 66 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida list. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 3 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees 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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach General Mechanical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 445 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida ranking. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 373 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of North Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 196 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
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Jacksonville University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida ranking. JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #11. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 105 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering 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%.
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With a ranking of #12, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 163 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #13, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Florida A&M University
University of Florida-Online landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Florida ranking. University of Florida-Online is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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