by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 16,954 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In , computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $73,421 and had an average of $22,782 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,890 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major” ranking analyzed 155 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in computer engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree ce students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 583 diplomas to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. Located in Santa Clara, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 156 degrees to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major. San Jose State is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 333 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at San Jose State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 69 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking, coming in at #6. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 117 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Computer Engineering Report
With a ranking of #10, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 247 degrees to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lawrence Technological University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Located in Southfield, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Lawrence Technological University
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 33 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 104 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Computer Engineering Report
University of New Haven did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oregon Health & Science University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. OHSU is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 4 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Harvard University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 82 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Syracuse University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking, coming in at #21. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 17 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. This small school is located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and it awarded 10 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ce degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ce degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 113 masters’s ce degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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