by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Engineering Major in Florida” ranking.
Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 9,242 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,690 and $23,698 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,344 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 Engineering Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree engineering students.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Polytechnic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Poly is a public institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s 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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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 354 students 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%.
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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 Engineering Major in Florida list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 323 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 1,395 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Central Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,264 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 180 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 630 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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 freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Florida International University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 772 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Miami ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida list. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 230 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 327 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 North Florida landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 150 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s 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%.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 338 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
The University of West Florida ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida list. The University of West Florida is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 108 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #15. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Jacksonville University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Jacksonville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Atlantis University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Atlantis University is a private for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students 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%.
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Full Sail University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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Eckerd College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida list. Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students 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%.
Bethune - Cookman University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Florida-Online landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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DeVry University - Florida landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida ranking. DeVry University - Florida is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Rollins College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Florida list. Rollins College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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