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2025 Best Computer Engineering Schools in the New England Region

12 Colleges in the New England Region
1,516 CE Degrees Awarded
$81,699 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in computer engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #56 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,516 degrees in computer engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School

Best Computer Engineering Schools in the New England Region Your choice of computer engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Computer Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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

The ce school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer Engineering Schools in the New England Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Computer Engineering in the New England Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ce degree levels they offer.

10 Top New England Region Schools in CE

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
136 CE Degrees Awarded
8.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 136 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Boston University earn $12,296 more than the typical ce graduate.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
717 CE Degrees Awarded
$99,499 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 717 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available. Computer Engineering degree recipients from Northeastern University receive an earnings boost of approximately $17,800 over the typical income of computer engineering graduates.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
109 CE Degrees Awarded
$82,924 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in computer engineering needs to look into University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were roughly 109 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program report average early career earnings of $82,924.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA

Any student who is interested in computer engineering has to take a look at Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 CE Degrees Awarded
$89,327 Median Starting Salary

UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were about 57 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Computer Engineering degree recipients from University of Massachusetts Amherst get an earnings boost of around $7,628 above the average income of computer engineering graduates.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
33 CE Degrees Awarded

University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Haven. This university ranks 8th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 33 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
120 CE Degrees Awarded
29.2% Growth in Graduates

UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 17th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 120 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from University of Massachusetts - Lowell make $4,212 more than the typical ce graduate.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 CE Degrees Awarded
$82,057 Median Starting Salary

WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. This school ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 34 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program state that they receive average early career earnings of $82,057.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA

Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 42nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 30 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent data year.

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10
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
$80,029 Median Starting Salary

URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program state that they receive average early career income of $80,029.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 1,385
Connecticut 241 249
New Hampshire 210 9
Maine 202 18
Rhode Island 200 46
Vermont 194 24

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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 782
Software Engineering 706
Other Computer Engineering 28

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Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,183
Electrical Engineering 1,753
Biomedical Engineering 1,247
Civil Engineering 1,118
General Engineering 923
Chemical Engineering 747
Other Engineering 529
Engineering Science 424
Industrial Engineering 390
Systems Engineering 364

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