<p>I agree with noleguy33. From what I know, unless you want to get into academia, prestige of your engineering school doesn’t matter much if at all. What employers care about is work and research experience especially in teams.</p>
<p>You may want to take a look at the University of Florida. In US News, they are ranked 49 overall while they are also ranked 38 in graduate engineering programs. That’s nothing to scoff at. Of the Florida universities, I’d say that’d be your best bet if you want a quality education. In 2013-2014’s school year, in-state tuition is $6,263.</p>