Florida·Architecture and Engineering Occupations·SOC 17-2072

Best Electronics Engineer programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment

Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties.

18 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,493 people a year. The job pays a median of $116,860 in Florida across about 5,280 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledTest EngineerDesign EngineerProduct EngineerDeployment EngineerTechnical Support EngineerIntegrated Circuit Design Engineer (IC Design Engineer)RFID Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Engineer)RFID Systems Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Systems Engineer)
Graduates / yr
1,493
in Florida
Median pay · Florida
$116,860
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
5,280
people employed
Schools
18
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
67%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,179
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in Florida that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 14.1001In Florida
1,458
97.7%
17$77,636$25,000
2
CIP 14.1004In Florida
18
1.2%
2$77,636$25,000
3
CIP 14.1099In Florida
17
1.1%
1$77,636$25,000

Top 18 schools in Florida

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 11 of the 18 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Florida
Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
317Electrical and Electronics Engineering$85,24391%24%
2Southern Technical College
Fort Myers, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
272Electrical and Electronics Engineering68%$26,179
3University of South Florida
Tampa, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
179Electrical and Electronics Engineering$78,82577%43%
4University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
174Electrical and Electronics Engineering$75,49878%40%
5Florida International University
Miami, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
157Electrical and Electronics Engineering$71,44774%55%
6Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
70Electrical and Electronics Engineering$72,42586%24%
7Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
57Electrical and Electronics Engineering$76,52063%66%
8Southern Technical College
Orlando, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
44Electrical and Electronics Engineering$30,09163%$25,852
9University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
42Electrical and Electronics Engineering84%$26,58919%
10University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
41Electrical and Electronics Engineering$64,97859%58%
11Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
34Electrical and Electronics Engineering64%$33,58558%
12University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
29Electrical and Electronics Engineering$68,28569%53%
13Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
25Electrical and Electronics Engineering$78,01667%$38,89965%
14Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
21Electrical and Electronics Engineering$70,37555%58%
15Ana G. Mendez University
Orlando, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
13Telecommunications Engineering
16Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
11Electrical and Electronics Engineering53%21%
17Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Electrical and Electronics Engineering51%$25,81357%
18Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando
Orlando, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Electrical and Electronics Engineering33%$20,040

All 18 schools in Florida

Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Florida that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of FloridaGainesvillePublic3171
Southern Technical CollegeFort MyersPrivate for-profit2721
University of South FloridaTampaPublic1791
University of Central FloridaOrlandoPublic1741
Florida International UniversityMiamiPublic1572
Florida State UniversityTallahasseePublic701
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonPublic571
Southern Technical CollegeOrlandoPrivate for-profit441
University of MiamiCoral GablesPrivate not-for-profit422
University of West FloridaPensacolaPublic411
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbournePrivate not-for-profit341
University of North FloridaJacksonvillePublic291
Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona BeachDaytona BeachPrivate not-for-profit251
Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakelandPublic211
Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlandoPrivate not-for-profit131

What electronics engineers earn in Florida

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Florida
$116,860
Mean annual
$123,100
Jobs in state
5,280
What the range looks like
10th pct$80,240Median$116,86090th pct$172,970
Versus the national median
-10.3%

U.S. median $130,220. Florida pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.85×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$133,390median
1,040 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$115,330median
60 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$126,830median
40 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$128,220median
970 jobs
Ocala, FL
$121,250median
40 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$116,500median
880 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$116,500median
420 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$118,480median
220 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+6.2%
Faster than average
Openings per year
5,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
6,000
95,900 → 101,800
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Electronics Engineers page.

How to become a Electronics Engineer

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Florida

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 3 majors mapped to Electronics Engineers3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 14.1001Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • 14.1004Telecommunications Engineering
  • 14.1099Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other

Common questions

Answers for people weighing electronics engineers programs in Florida.

What degree do you need to become an Electronics Engineer?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Electrical and Electronics Engineering, which awarded 1,458 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 97.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Electronics Engineer?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Electrical. Together they graduate about 1,493 people a year in Florida.

How much do electronics engineers earn in Florida?+

The median is $116,860 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 10.3% below the U.S. median of $130,220. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for electronics engineers growing?+

BLS projects a +6.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 5,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+

18 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do electronics engineers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Test Engineer, Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Deployment Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Integrated Circuit Design Engineer (IC Design Engineer) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-2072.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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