2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 9,040 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Florida. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UF also made our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCF are $6,368 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCF is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Florida. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $6,517 per year.
Florida State also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.
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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 Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
FIU also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Florida. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $6,410 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNF undergraduate students pay an average of $5,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Florida Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FAU are $4,879 a year.
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Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FGCU are $6,118 a year.
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Florida Polytechnic University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the rural area of Lakeland, Florida Poly is a public school 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 Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of West Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UWF are $5,776 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,126 |
| West Virginia | 990 |
| Mississippi | 1,512 |
| South Carolina | 2,318 |
| Virginia | 5,181 |
| Arkansas | 1,082 |
| Alabama | 3,927 |
| Kentucky | 1,343 |
| Georgia | 5,301 |
| Tennessee | 2,281 |
| Louisiana | 1,832 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 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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