Best Civil Engineering Programs in Florida (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 9 Civil Engineering programs in Florida by the median earnings of Civil Engineering graduates four years after completing. University of Central Florida leads the list at $86,803, and the median across the listed schools is $84,778. Reported earnings range from $86,803 down to $77,498, a spread of $9,305.
The list is predominantly public institutions, with 8 public schools and 1 private nonprofit school. University of Florida posts the lowest average net price at $6,541.
Florida International University ranks 14th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL | $86,803 | $10,411 | $5,816 | 40.1% |
| University of Central Florida ranks 1st on this list with median earnings of $86,803 for its Civil Engineering graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $10,411. | |||||
| 2 | Florida Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL | $86,536 | $35,639 | $29,108 | 57.7% |
| A private nonprofit university in Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology posts median earnings of $86,536 for its Civil Engineering graduates four years after completing and an admission rate of 58%. | |||||
| 3 | University of Florida · Gainesville, FL | $86,453 | $6,541 | $1,982 | 24.2% |
| University of Florida reports median federal debt of $18,609 among Civil Engineering completers who borrowed and an average net price of $1,982 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 4 | University of South Florida · Tampa, FL | $84,789 | $9,812 | $4,122 | 43.2% |
| Ranking 4th on this list, University of South Florida sits 63rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and draws from an 85-graduate earnings cohort. | |||||
| 5 | Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL | $84,778 | $8,752 | $3,022 | 66.1% |
| Florida Atlantic University admits 66% of applicants and reports median earnings of $84,778 for its Civil Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | Florida International University · Miami, FL | $84,523 | $9,288 | $7,003 | 54.7% |
| With median earnings of $84,523 for its Civil Engineering graduates four years after completing, Florida International University holds the strongest Azimuth composite rank on the page at 14th among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 7 | Florida Gulf Coast University · Fort Myers, FL | $84,451 | $12,568 | $8,220 | 63.4% |
| Median federal debt among Civil Engineering completers who borrowed sits at $17,125 for Florida Gulf Coast University, which also posts an average net price of $12,568. | |||||
| 8 | Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL | $84,340 | $11,297 | $5,938 | 24.2% |
| An admission rate of 24% and median earnings of $84,340 for its Civil Engineering graduates four years after completing are the figures for Florida State University. | |||||
| 9 | University of North Florida · Jacksonville, FL | $77,498 | $10,154 | $6,647 | 53.2% |
| University of North Florida ranks 9th on this list with median earnings of $77,498 for its Civil Engineering graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $6,647 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Civil Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in Florida appear. The figure captures federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after graduation. It does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The range and median below cover the 9 schools with a published figure. University of Central Florida leads Florida Institute of Technology by a margin of $267, while the spread from the top of the list to the bottom is $9,305.
Job market context in Florida
Civil Engineering graduates in Florida enter occupations such as Civil Engineers and Engineers, All Other. The median annual wage across those occupations is $100,280, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $76,655. State projections show about 3,100 openings a year, or about 371 openings a year for every hundred graduates, with more projected openings than graduates. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 14.4% higher. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing, not the occupation-wide wage figures shown here.