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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$18,016 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,602 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 467 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #28 most popular major in Florida.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida

Check out the ME programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools

$6,368 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UF also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$4,879 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great value for mechanical engineering students. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FAU are $4,879 a year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University Report

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for mechanical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida State are $6,517 a year.

Florida State also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida rankings.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University Report

$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USF Tampa are $6,410 a year.

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#6

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL
$5,964 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNF are $5,964 per year.

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$6,565 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$39,066 Average Tuition & Fees

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida ranking. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $39,066 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list.

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$43,246 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanical engineering programs. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Florida Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $43,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florida Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL
$54,760 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U Miami are $54,760 a year.

U Miami did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 90
Georgia 312
North Carolina 215
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
Alabama 97
South Carolina 129
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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