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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Florida

18 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in Florida for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Women make up 30% of the engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Florida

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

Out of the 18 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

Read full report on Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology

Out of the 18 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 162 students majoring in engineering at FIU, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

Read full report on Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Of the 121 students majoring in engineering at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Read full report on Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #8, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Of the 66 students majoring in engineering at FAU, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in engineering at U Miami, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in engineering at Florida State, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 18 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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