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2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Master's in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 2,154 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,283 and $21,858 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 283 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 102 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida Mechanical Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. 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 more about Mechanical Engineering at UCF

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Florida State

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 48 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USF Tampa Mechanical Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#10 in overall quality

University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. UNF is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNF, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Florida Mechanical Engineering Report

#7

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Florida Atlantic University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 1 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Report

With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 13 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#11

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida master’s degree me students whose families make $0-$30k list, U Miami has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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