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2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

11 Ranked Colleges
1,999 Degrees Awarded
$77,103 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree vets studying engineering.

Top 11 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 647 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UF also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Florida supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Florida offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UF]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 121 students in 2020-2021.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Among the 8,797 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 789 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 521 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,573. To help with additional expenses, 347 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach]](/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-daytona-beach/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 145 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Among the 13,904 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,465. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 full report on veteran student life at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide]](/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-worldwide/student-life/veterans/)

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 65 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State University]](/colleges/florida-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 65 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.According to our most recent data, University of Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 205 students in 2020-2021.

Florida Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 6,775 students enrolled at Florida Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,500. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 242 students in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Of the 50,626 students enrolled at University of South Florida - Main Campus, 2,211 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,943. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Central Florida landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 227 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Among the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida, 2,263 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Central Florida Veteran Student Life Report

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Our most recent data shows that 708 of the 30,805 students enrolled at Florida Atlantic University were GI Bill® students, of which 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Florida International University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 162 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.According to our most recent data, Florida International University supports 58,836 students, and 1,079 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 606 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 20 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UNF also took the #11 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Among the 16,926 students enrolled at UNF, 1,067 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 616 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,959. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNF does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNF]](/colleges/university-of-north-florida/student-life/veterans/)

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