10 Best Colleges For Jobs In Florida For 2019

One of the biggest things that incoming college freshmen consider when they’re thinking about what school to attend is the likelihood that a school will improve their job prospects.

Jobs are hard to come by nowadays, after all, and the everyday expenses of living in a country like America aren’t cheap.

Compared to a lot of other states, Florida has some unique advantages as far as attending college here goes. There are impressive research universities, quality state schools, and the ability to study majors that will prepare you well for the job market.

All that made us curious — with so many good colleges to attend in FL, which ones, in particular, were most likely to help their graduates land a job? Using data from IPEDS as well as College Scorecard as a baseline, we created this list of some of the best colleges for jobs in Florida.

The full list can be found further down, but first, here’s a look at the top ten best colleges for jobs in Florida:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
University of Florida-Online
University of Florida
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology-Online
Florida State University
University of Central Florida
Flagler College-Tallahassee

If you go to one of these schools, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you — keep reading and we’ll get to just why these schools have some of the best programs the state of Florida has to offer.

How We Determined The Best Schools In Florida For Jobs

Using the College Scorecard Data, we searched for the college in each state with the highest listed job placement ratings, looking specifically at employment levels at year 10 after students have graduated.

We limited the analysis to the 82 public and non-profit, four year institutions colleges in Florida that offer at least a bachelors degree.

Then, we ranked each college from best to worst on the percentage of graduates with jobs. For the purposes of readability, each school’s rating was then rounded down to the last two decimal places.

The school with the highest percentage of grads with jobs, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, earned the distinction of being the ‘Best College For Jobs in Florida.’

Best Colleges For Getting A Job In Florida

Rank	College	Employed
1	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	92.13%
2	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	92.13%
3	University of Florida-Online	91.23%
4	University of Florida	91.23%
5	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	90.92%
6	Florida Institute of Technology	90.85%
7	Florida Institute of Technology-Online	90.85%
8	Florida State University	90.79%
9	University of Central Florida	90.42%
10	Flagler College-Tallahassee	90.18%
11	Flagler College-St Augustine	90.18%
12	Florida Southern College	90.14%
13	Stetson University	90.1%
14	Johnson amp; Wales University-North Miami	90.05%
15	University of Miami	90.04%
16	Bethune-Cookman University	89.97%
17	AdventHealth University	89.47%
18	Jacksonville University	89.34%
19	University of South Florida-St Petersburg	89.3%
20	University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee	89.3%
21	University of South Florida-Main Campus	89.3%
22	The University of Tampa	89.26%
23	Barry University	88.67%
24	Florida International University	88.55%
25	Warner University	88.55%
26	Florida Gulf Coast University	88.48%
27	Webber International University	88.28%
28	Florida Atlantic University	88.12%
29	Rollins College	88.03%
30	University of North Florida	87.9%
31	St. Thomas University	87.71%
32	Palm Beach Atlantic University	87.09%
33	Florida Memorial University	86.74%
34	The University of West Florida	86.73%
35	Southeastern University	86.5%
36	Polk State College	86.46%
37	Nova Southeastern University	86.44%
38	Johnson University Florida	86.43%
39	Eckerd College	86.24%
40	Everglades University	85.68%
41	Valencia College	85.65%
42	Ringling College of Art and Design	85.62%
43	Florida SouthWestern State College	85.44%
44	Edward Waters College	85.23%
45	Hodges University	85.21%
46	Santa Fe College	85.17%
47	Palm Beach State College	85.05%
48	Broward College	85.02%
49	Chipola College	84.85%
50	Saint Leo University	84.58%
51	Miami Dade College	84.45%
52	Lynn University	84.44%
53	Trinity International University-Florida	83.69%
54	Seminole State College of Florida	83.5%
55	Remington College-Heathrow Campus	83.25%
56	Florida State College at Jacksonville	83.02%
57	College of Central Florida	82.94%
58	Carlos Albizu University-Miami	82.56%
59	Florida College	82.51%
60	State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota	82.44%
61	Herzing University-Winter Park	82.34%
62	Northwest Florida State College	81.87%
63	Florida Gateway College	81.82%
64	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	81.73%
65	St Petersburg College	81.35%
66	Saint Johns River State College	81.03%
67	Indian River State College	80.95%
68	Lake-Sumter State College	80.85%
69	Gulf Coast State College	80.37%
70	City College-Fort Lauderdale	80.37%
71	City College-Gainesville	80.37%
72	City College-Miami	80.37%
73	Daytona State College	80.29%
74	Trinity Baptist College	80.26%
75	Pensacola State College	80.11%
76	Eastern Florida State College	79.54%
77	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando	79.44%
78	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami	79.44%
79	The Baptist College of Florida	79.26%
80	Pasco-Hernando State College	78.54%
81	South Florida State College	78.53%
82	Altierus Career College-Tampa	78.49%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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