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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Florida

11 Colleges
$60,941 Avg Salary
$22,948 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

With 288 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #42 most popular major in Florida.

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The Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in Florida for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for civil engineering students. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#8

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of North Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 166
Georgia 108
North Carolina 143
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 58
Louisiana 32
Alabama 77
South Carolina 81
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 17
West Virginia 10

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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