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2024 Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

31 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,518 CE Degrees Awarded
$77,134 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in computer engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #56 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for computer engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,518 degrees in computer engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School

Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of computer engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Computer Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in CE
Bachelor's Degrees in CE
Master's Degrees in CE
Doctor's Degrees in CE

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Computer Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of ce degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in CE

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
144 CE Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in computer engineering has to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 144 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA
41.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer engineering. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
225 CE Degrees Awarded
12.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Stevens Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.

There were approximately 225.00000000000003 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Stevens Institute of Technology make $2,224 more than the average ce graduate.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
116 CE Degrees Awarded
15.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in computer engineering needs to check out University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 116 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Computer Engineering degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park earn a boost of about $11,284 over the average income of computer engineering majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
40 CE Degrees Awarded

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
370 CE Degrees Awarded
49.2% Growth in Graduates

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 370 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program report average early career earnings of $69,860.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 CE Degrees Awarded
23.1% Growth in Graduates

Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were roughly 65 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer engineering major at Villanova University make $7,305 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 9 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
130 CE Degrees Awarded
2.3% Growth in Graduates

Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 130 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer engineering program at Drexel University make $8,341 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$72,247 Median Starting Salary
$23,444 Median Student Debt

Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were about 23 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program report average early career earnings of $72,247.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 804
New York 333 1,030
Maryland 279 220
New Jersey 273 335
District of Columbia 188 26
Delaware 175 79

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

CE Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 1,950
Software Engineering 568

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 7,134
Electrical Engineering 5,045
Civil Engineering 3,272
Biomedical Engineering 2,800
Chemical Engineering 2,516
General Engineering 2,150
Industrial Engineering 1,367
Systems Engineering 1,008
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 876
Operations Research 856

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