Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $86,952, placing Florida Polytechnic University in the 87.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $52,536 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band), reflecting Florida Polytechnic University's concentrated focus on engineering and applied technology fields where employer demand and starting salaries are consistently strong. Azimuth ranks Florida Polytechnic University #494 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates also earn about more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the university among the stronger performers for earnings beyond expectations in the Azimuth coverage set. The earnings pattern at Florida Polytechnic University reflects a tightly focused degree portfolio anchored in Engineering, which accounts for 46% of graduates and drives the institution's above-average earnings profile. Computer Engineering stands out as the program combining the broadest graduate cohort with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution — a key anchor for the school's return story. Mechanical Engineering, with 45 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $70,314, is ranked #229 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology, at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. Computer Engineering similarly delivers strong outcomes, with 39 graduates earning $92,109 and Azimuth ranking the program #47 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions at 0.8x the field benchmark. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, with 16 graduates earning $90,086, rounds out the high-earning cluster, ranked #145 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions at 0.9x its benchmark — a pattern consistent with FL's growing technology and engineering labor market.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $86,952, placing Florida Polytechnic University in the 87.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $52,536 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band), reflecting Florida Polytechnic University's concentrated focus on engineering and applied technology fields where employer demand and starting salaries are consistently strong. Azimuth ranks Florida Polytechnic University #494 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates also earn about more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the university among the stronger performers for earnings beyond expectations in the Azimuth coverage set. The earnings pattern at Florida Polytechnic University reflects a tightly focused degree portfolio anchored in Engineering, which accounts for 46% of graduates and drives the institution's above-average earnings profile. Computer Engineering stands out as the program combining the broadest graduate cohort with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution — a key anchor for the school's return story. Mechanical Engineering, with 45 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $70,314, is ranked #229 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology, at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. Computer Engineering similarly delivers strong outcomes, with 39 graduates earning $92,109 and Azimuth ranking the program #47 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions at 0.8x the field benchmark. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, with 16 graduates earning $90,086, rounds out the high-earning cluster, ranked #145 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions at 0.9x its benchmark — a pattern consistent with FL's growing technology and engineering labor market.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $86,952, placing Florida Polytechnic University in the 87.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $52,536 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band), reflecting Florida Polytechnic University's concentrated focus on engineering and applied technology fields where employer demand and starting salaries are consistently strong. Azimuth ranks Florida Polytechnic University #494 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates also earn about more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the university among the stronger performers for earnings beyond expectations in the Azimuth coverage set. The earnings pattern at Florida Polytechnic University reflects a tightly focused degree portfolio anchored in Engineering, which accounts for 46% of graduates and drives the institution's above-average earnings profile. Computer Engineering stands out as the program combining the broadest graduate cohort with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution — a key anchor for the school's return story. Mechanical Engineering, with 45 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $70,314, is ranked #229 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology, at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. Computer Engineering similarly delivers strong outcomes, with 39 graduates earning $92,109 and Azimuth ranking the program #47 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions at 0.8x the field benchmark. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, with 16 graduates earning $90,086, rounds out the high-earning cluster, ranked #145 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions at 0.9x its benchmark — a pattern consistent with FL's growing technology and engineering labor market.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $86,952, placing Florida Polytechnic University in the 87.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $52,536 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band), reflecting Florida Polytechnic University's concentrated focus on engineering and applied technology fields where employer demand and starting salaries are consistently strong. Azimuth ranks Florida Polytechnic University #494 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates also earn about more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the university among the stronger performers for earnings beyond expectations in the Azimuth coverage set. The earnings pattern at Florida Polytechnic University reflects a tightly focused degree portfolio anchored in Engineering, which accounts for 46% of graduates and drives the institution's above-average earnings profile. Computer Engineering stands out as the program combining the broadest graduate cohort with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution — a key anchor for the school's return story. Mechanical Engineering, with 45 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $70,314, is ranked #229 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology, at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. Computer Engineering similarly delivers strong outcomes, with 39 graduates earning $92,109 and Azimuth ranking the program #47 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions at 0.8x the field benchmark. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, with 16 graduates earning $90,086, rounds out the high-earning cluster, ranked #145 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions at 0.9x its benchmark — a pattern consistent with FL's growing technology and engineering labor market.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Florida Polytechnic University's program mix is defined almost entirely by Engineering — a focused, technically oriented portfolio that reflects the university's identity as a specialized polytechnic institution in Lakeland, Florida. The five most-enrolled programs are Computer Science (91 graduates), Mechanical Engineering (45 graduates), Computer Engineering (39 graduates), Data Analytics (17 graduates), and Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (16 graduates), all concentrated within engineering and applied computing fields. This concentration — with Engineering accounting for 46% of graduates — makes Florida Polytechnic University one of the most program-focused institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. The strongest-ranked programs by earnings cluster in computer and electrical engineering. Azimuth ranks Computer Engineering #47 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with a cohort of 39 graduates earning median earnings of $92,109. Azimuth ranks Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering #145 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 16 graduates earning median earnings of $90,086. Azimuth ranks Mechanical Engineering #229 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 45 graduates earning median earnings of $70,314. Azimuth ranks Mechanical Engineering #229 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning median earnings of $70,314. These are high-mobility, direct-to-workforce programs where four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market outcomes rather than a pre-graduate-school waypoint. Computer Engineering and Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering follow a similar pattern — graduates from these fields enter technology and engineering roles directly, and the supply and demand for college graduates framework places both families in sectors with sustained national hiring demand. For readers evaluating program-level rankings, how Azimuth evaluates programs explains the methodology behind the figures cited here.
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