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2025 Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

44 Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,378 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 reviewed 44 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,378 degrees in computer engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School

Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region The ce program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Engineering rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Computer Engineering Degree Level

Associate Degrees in CE
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 the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in CE

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
185 CE Degrees Awarded
34.6% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Duke University if you wish to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 185 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Duke University make $29,446 more than the standard ce graduate.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
157 CE Degrees Awarded
2.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 157 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus earn $11,930 more than the typical ce graduate.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 CE Degrees Awarded
$118,232 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 66 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus make $36,533 more than the average ce graduate.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
257 CE Degrees Awarded
3.9% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 257 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Computer Engineering degree recipients from Virginia Tech receive an earnings boost of about $4,937 above the average income of computer engineering majors.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
237 CE Degrees Awarded
$82,997 Median Starting Salary

NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 237 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ce degree recipients generally make an average of $82,997 at the beginning of their careers.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
129 CE Degrees Awarded
3.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 129 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Computer Engineering degree recipients from University of Florida receive an earnings boost of about $6,250 over the typical earnings of computer engineering graduates.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
165 CE Degrees Awarded
$80,067 Median Starting Salary

Auburn is a very large public university located in the city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 165 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, ce degree recipients typically make about $80,067 in their early careers.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
78 CE Degrees Awarded
$106,243 Median Starting Salary

GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 78 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Computer Engineering degree recipients from George Mason University receive an earnings boost of about $24,544 over the average earnings of computer engineering graduates.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 CE Degrees Awarded
$77,672 Median Starting Salary

Clemson is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were about 71 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ce program earn around $77,672 in the first couple years of their career.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
216 CE Degrees Awarded
24.5% Growth in Graduates

UCF is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando. This university ranks 10th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 216 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ce program earn about $76,819 in their early career salary.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 345
Florida 282 941
North Carolina 279 510
Virginia 274 531
Tennessee 269 100
South Carolina 248 156
Kentucky 244 162
Louisiana 242 26
Mississippi 234 69
Arkansas 234 45
Alabama 233 292
West Virginia 207 42

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

CE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 2,777
Software Engineering 585
Other Computer Engineering 16

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 8,869
Electrical Engineering 4,942
Civil Engineering 4,410
General Engineering 2,804
Biomedical Engineering 2,743
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,488
Industrial Engineering 2,386
Chemical Engineering 2,289
Systems Engineering 871
Materials Engineering 680

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