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2025 Best General Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

8 Colleges in Pennsylvania
492 General Computer Engineering Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general computer engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #58 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for general computer engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 492 degrees in general computer engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great General Computer Engineering School

Best General Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania The general computer engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Computer Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general computer engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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Bachelor's Degrees in General Computer Engineering
Master's Degrees in General Computer Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Computer Engineering in Pennsylvania

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general computer engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in General Computer Engineering

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
50 General Computer Engineering Degrees Awarded

Villanova University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general computer engineering. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were roughly 50 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
73 General Computer Engineering Degrees Awarded

Drexel University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general computer engineering. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 73 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
15.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in general computer engineering has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
17.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Lehigh University if you wish to pursue a degree in general computer engineering. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
32 General Computer Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 32 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
99 General Computer Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 99 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA

Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Pitt Johnstown is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 67th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 5 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pitt Johnstown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA

Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 2 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Gannon in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Computer Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 874
Maryland 618 220
New Jersey 614 226
District of Columbia 441 26
Delaware 345 79

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One of 3 majors within the Computer Engineering area of study, General Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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Software Engineering 286

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