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

13 Ranked Colleges
1,915 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Florida

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 8,860 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,635 and $24,148 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,915 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 548 students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 113 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best 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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide are $8,568.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 257 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 278 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida master’s degree engineering students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 72 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 91 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Atlantic University Engineering Report

#7

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of North Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 20 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best 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 North Florida are $21,930.

Full University of North Florida Engineering Report

#12 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 10 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University also took the #12 spot in our “Best 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 Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669.

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#11 in overall quality

Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 179 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida 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 100 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our “Best 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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736.

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#11

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #11. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 152 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our florida master’s degree engineering students list, Florida Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Institute of Technology Engineering Report

#12

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#13 in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 10 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida master’s degree engineering students list, FGCU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FGCU are $31,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.

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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.

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