2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You
Engineering Technologies is the #19 most popular major in Florida with 1,539 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the best value school in Florida for engineering technologies students. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,474 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Valencia College take out is $15,192.
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The excellent programs at Eastern Florida State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Florida. EFSC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Cocoa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EFSC are $2,791 a year.
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The excellent programs at Seminole State College of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Florida. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $3,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering Tech majors at Seminole State take out an average of $18,750 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 19 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF are $6,381 a year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from UF carry an average student debtload of $14,000.
UF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Florida list.
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The excellent programs at University of North Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Florida. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNF are $5,964 a year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from UNF carry an average student debtload of $24,000.
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Indian River State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Florida ranking. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.
Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Indian River State College take out $12,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The University of West Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UWF are $5,776 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIU are $6,565 a year. Engineering Tech majors at FIU take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.
USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Florida ranking.
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With a ranking of #10, Altierus Career College - Tampa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students. Altierus Career College - Tampa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Altierus Career College - Tampa are $14,775 per year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at Altierus Career College - Tampa accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.
Request InformationBest Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,073 |
| West Virginia | 451 |
| Mississippi | 799 |
| South Carolina | 814 |
| Virginia | 938 |
| Arkansas | 815 |
| Alabama | 2,165 |
| Kentucky | 843 |
| Georgia | 686 |
| Tennessee | 951 |
| Louisiana | 1,315 |
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Engineering Tech Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technology | 11,906 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,593 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,964 |
| Environmental Control Technology | 8,690 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,592 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 6,736 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 6,013 |
| General Engineering Technology | 4,676 |
| Construction Engineering Technology | 4,330 |
| Quality Control Technology | 3,824 |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 3,595 |
| Engineering Technology (Other) | 1,768 |
| Architectural Engineering Technology | 1,290 |
| Energy Systems Technologies | 1,256 |
| Civil Engineering Technology | 1,187 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies | 989 |
| Mining & Petroleum Technology | 445 |
| Nuclear Engineering Technology | 220 |
| Nanotechnology | 114 |
Majors Similar to Engineering Tech
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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).
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