2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in computer engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #64 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for computer engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 42 doctor's degrees in computer engineering to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in CE matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for computer engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for computer engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Computer Engineering in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in computer engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for CE Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Connecticut if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in computer engineering. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer engineering in Connecticut.

There were roughly 15 computer engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in computer engineering needs to take a look at Northeastern University. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer engineering in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 11 computer engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#4 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in computer engineering. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer engineering in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 6 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in computer engineering needs to look into University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer engineering in Massachusetts.

There were about 5 computer engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.

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5

Boston University
Boston, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer engineering in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 4 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 1 computer engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UBridgeport in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular computer engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	17
Connecticut	95	28
Maine	46	0

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Computer Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

CE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	42

Most Popular Majors Related to CE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	139
Mechanical Engineering	138
Biomedical Engineering	92
Chemical Engineering	76
Civil Engineering	54
Engineering Science	49
Materials Engineering	35
Engineering Physics	21
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	21
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	21

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.