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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #218 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Florida to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Polytechnic University the most popular school in Florida for general engineering students. Florida Poly is a small public school located in the rural area of Lakeland.

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#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Florida. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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The excellent programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great place for general engineering students. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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#6

Rollins College

Winter Park, FL

Rollins College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Florida ranking. Rollins is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

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The University of West Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 170
Virginia 647
North Carolina 660
Tennessee 134
Kentucky 0
South Carolina 10
Louisiana 168
Arkansas 173
Alabama 225
Mississippi 264
West Virginia 84

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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