2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Engineering 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 Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Florida to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Florida
Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Schools
Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
The excellent programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Florida. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Out of the 18 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Florida list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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.
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University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Florida State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
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 |
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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 Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
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