Engineering at University of Florida

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what University of Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. In 2021, 1,395 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UF Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UF does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UF Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Engineering Basic Certificate Schools	4
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	54

In 2021, 647 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UF. This makes it the #17 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 163 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Florida.

UF Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The engineering program at UF awarded 1,395 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Florida with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	129
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	342
White	745
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	106

UF Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Florida with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	171
International Students	352
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UF also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 163 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	597
Electrical Engineering	336
Civil Engineering	244
Systems Engineering	242
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	168
Biomedical Engineering	167
Chemical Engineering	144
Computer Engineering	125
Materials Engineering	113
Environmental Engineering	103
Agricultural Engineering	22
Biological Engineering	17
Nuclear Engineering	16
Ocean Engineering	16

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Civil Engineers	16,750	$89,480
Cost Estimators	13,220	$62,370
Industrial Engineers	10,570	$77,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.