2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 204 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,600 and $25,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree ce students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s CE students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k. Central Connecticut State University is a fairly large public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 6 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU also made our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Central Connecticut State University

#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$19,267 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield U are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Fairfield U

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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