by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 2,254 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,602 and $22,649 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,787 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in mechanical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Polytechnic University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students 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.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
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 ME Major in Florida list. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 445 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Central Florida
University of Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 373 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida list. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Florida Mechanical Engineering Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 196 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 55 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of West Florida Mechanical Engineering Report
Jacksonville University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida ranking. Jacksonville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 15 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #11. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 105 students 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%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 163 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida ranking. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University
University of Miami landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida ranking. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Miami
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Florida A&M University
University of Florida-Online came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Florida ranking. University of Florida-Online is a medium-sized public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 0 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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