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2023 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

7 Colleges
$111,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 2,629 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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Out of the 7 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

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#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 178
North Carolina 1,668
Virginia 1,286
Tennessee 508
Georgia 1,617
South Carolina 617
Louisiana 293
West Virginia 158
Kentucky 281
Arkansas 193
Alabama 914

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

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