2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You
With 2,254 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #20 most popular major in Florida.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Florida to see which programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Mechanical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best value school in Florida for mechanical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF are $6,381 a year. ME majors at UF take out an average of $19,250 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $157.
UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCF are $6,368 a year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at UCF take out is $25,349.
UCF also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $6,517 per year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at Florida State take out is $24,499.
Florida State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $6,565 per year. While working on their degree, ME majors at FIU accumulate an average of around $19,375 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNF are $5,964 a year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at UNF take out is $17,650.
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With a ranking of #6, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.
FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, ME graduates from FAU take out $24,873 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $6,410 per year. On average, ME graduates from USF Tampa take out $24,513 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Florida Polytechnic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the rural area of Lakeland, Florida Poly is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Poly are $4,940 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida Poly also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of West Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWF are $5,776 per year.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 per year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach take out is $27,875. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $982.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Florida list, coming in at #4.
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Request InformationBest Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,418 |
| Virginia | 947 |
| North Carolina | 918 |
| Tennessee | 603 |
| Kentucky | 391 |
| South Carolina | 715 |
| Louisiana | 453 |
| Arkansas | 280 |
| Alabama | 1,019 |
| Mississippi | 309 |
| West Virginia | 217 |
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Mechanical Engineering Related Majors for ME
One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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 Michel Villeneuve.
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