2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in Florida (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 174 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $96,700 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in Florida (With Aid)

#1

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$116,083 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at University of Central Florida

#2

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$89,303 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering-Related Fields at USF Tampa

#3

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full FIU Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$109,763 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Florida Institute of Technology

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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