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2025 Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

7 Colleges in Massachusetts
1,216 CE Degrees Awarded
$81,699 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.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,216 degrees in computer engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School

Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts 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

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college 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 Massachusetts

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.

Top Massachusetts 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

Boston University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in computer engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very 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. Degree recipients from the computer engineering major at Boston University make $12,296 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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

Northeastern University is a wonderful decision for students interested in 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 approximately 717 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Northeastern University make $17,800 more than the average ce student.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering Program Name

With a software engineering degree, you'll learn the fundamental concepts and principles – a systematic approach used to develop software on time, on budget and within specifications – throughout your online college classes at SNHU.

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

Tufts University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer engineering. 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 roughly 17 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 CE Degrees Awarded
$89,327 Median Starting Salary

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in computer engineering. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. This university ranks 10th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 57 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst earn $7,628 more than the typical ce student.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
120 CE Degrees Awarded
29.2% Growth in Graduates

UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large 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 year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer engineering program at University of Massachusetts - Lowell get $4,212 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 34 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ce program earn around $82,057 in their early career salary.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA

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

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

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
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
Software Engineering 644
General Computer Engineering 570
Other Computer Engineering 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,096
Electrical Engineering 1,333
Biomedical Engineering 827
Civil Engineering 637
Chemical Engineering 558
Other Engineering 520
General Engineering 484
Systems Engineering 326
Industrial Engineering 255
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 234

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