2024 Best Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

a bachelor's degree in computer engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #41 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for computer engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 378 bachelor's degrees in computer engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 colleges for computer engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer engineering.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in CE

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

328 Annual Graduates

$72,598 Median Starting Salary

$24,337 Median Student Debt

Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the ce program report average early career income of $72,598.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

45 Annual Graduates

$19,500 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in computer engineering from University of Iowa

Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	137
Minnesota	215	140
Kansas	184	63
Nebraska	180	83
North Dakota	149	39
South Dakota	148	8

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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
Software Engineering	190
General Computer Engineering	188

Most Popular Majors Related to CE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	595
Industrial Engineering	189
Civil Engineering	185
Chemical Engineering	171
Electrical Engineering	169
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	160
Biomedical Engineering	113
Construction Engineering	59
Agricultural Engineering	55
Materials Engineering	42

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.