2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Florida
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 2,154 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,283 and $21,858 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 283 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical 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 ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our florida master’s degree me students list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical 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 University of Florida are $30,130.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 45 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 48 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mechanical 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 South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of North Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. University of North Florida is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our florida master’s degree me students list, UNF has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Mechanical 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 UNF are $21,930.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #9, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida Tech also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Miami ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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