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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$16,708 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

General Engineering is the #172 most popular major in Florida with 13 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Engineering Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Florida to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Engineering Colleges.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering

$6,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Florida Gulf Coast University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

FGCU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

FGCU also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$4,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Polytechnic University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Lakeland, Florida Poly is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Poly are $4,940 per year.

Full General Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University Report

$39,066 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 a year.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #2 spot in our Best General Engineering Schools in Florida rankings.

Full General Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 117
Georgia 33
North Carolina 19
Tennessee 57
Louisiana 77
Alabama 222
Mississippi 47
Arkansas 117
West Virginia 57

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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