2025 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in computer engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #39 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of computer engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 270 master's degrees in computer engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The ce master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality ce program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer engineering.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in CE

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

76 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in computer engineering needs to look into Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Duke University

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

176 Annual Graduates

$114,188 Median Starting Salary

North Carolina State University is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in computer engineering. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.

Students who graduate with their master's from the ce program report average early career earnings of $114,188.

More information about a master’s in computer engineering from North Carolina State University

3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

17 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you wish to pursue a master's degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	130
Georgia	190	50
Virginia	182	141
Tennessee	166	14
Alabama	151	46
Kentucky	147	40
Louisiana	147	0
South Carolina	146	14
Mississippi	145	0
Arkansas	121	3
West Virginia	112	14

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Computer Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Computer Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

CE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	269
Software Engineering	1

Most Popular Majors Related to CE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	312
Biomedical Engineering	138
Mechanical Engineering	137
Civil Engineering	101
Manufacturing Engineering	78
Industrial Engineering	76
Textile Engineering	59
Chemical Engineering	52
Other Engineering	35
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	31

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.