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2025 Best Systems Engineering Schools in Florida

5 Colleges in Florida
503 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
$102,528 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, systems engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #160 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for systems engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 503 degrees in systems engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Systems Engineering School

Best Systems Engineering Schools in Florida Your choice of systems engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Systems Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Systems Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Systems Engineering
Master's Degrees in Systems Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Systems Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Systems Engineering Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Systems Engineering in Florida

The schools below may not offer all types of systems engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Florida Schools in Systems Engineering

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
300 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
5.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in systems engineering needs to look into University of Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 300 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the systems engineering program make about $90,497 for their early career.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from University of Florida

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
37 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in systems engineering needs to look into Florida Institute of Technology. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne. This school ranks 9th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 37 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from Florida Institute of Technology

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
1.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in systems engineering has to look into Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach.

There were about 128 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Worldwide in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the systems engineering program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide earn $12,626 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In FL

University of Central Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in systems engineering. UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando. This university ranks 10th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 6 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from University of Central Florida

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 86
North Carolina 279 40
Virginia 274 226
Tennessee 269 0
South Carolina 248 0
Kentucky 244 0
Louisiana 242 7
Arkansas 234 7
Alabama 233 5
West Virginia 207 3

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Systems Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Systems Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Systems Engineering 503

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Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,143
Electrical Engineering 1,535
Civil Engineering 1,130
Computer Engineering 1,039
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 991
Biomedical Engineering 503
Industrial Engineering 400
Chemical Engineering 358
Environmental Engineering 227
Materials Engineering 183

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