<p>I agree with juillet overall. I think I made some outrageous statements in my attempt to “win” the argument with mom2collegekids (kinda annoyed with her Alabama plugs sometimes haha). </p>
<p>The engineering rankings measure the perception of engineering schools from deans of engineering schools around the country. If you are planning to stay in the southeast I don’t think you’ll have any problem at either Alabama or Florida assuming you keep your grades up since companies in the southeast know about the engineering schools in the area. If you are planning to maybe work in Washington State or Maine, I do think that Florida or Auburn would be a better option than Alabama in the engineering field. A company in Seattle will not be as familiar with the engineering programs and the rankings is one way to figure out where a school stands. Just my opinion though.</p>
<p>I still think that Florida overall is a better choice than Alabama though.</p>