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2025 Best Computer Engineering Schools in Alabama

4 Colleges in Alabama
283 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for computer engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 283 degrees in computer engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School

Best Computer Engineering Schools in Alabama 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. 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.

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

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 Alabama list to help you make the college decision. 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 Alabama

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.

Top Alabama Schools in CE

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

Auburn University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in computer engineering. Auburn is a very large public university located in the city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 165 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ce program make an average of $80,067 in the first couple years of their career.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL

The University of Alabama is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer engineering. UA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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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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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
81 CE Degrees Awarded
16.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in computer engineering has to check out University of Alabama in Huntsville. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, UAH is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 81 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer engineering major at University of Alabama in Huntsville earn $2,210 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AL

University of South Alabama is a good decision for students interested in a degree in computer engineering. USA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Mobile. This university ranks 11th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 11 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
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 189
Software Engineering 81
Other Computer Engineering 13

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Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 937
Civil Engineering 453
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 394
Electrical Engineering 350
Chemical Engineering 348
Architectural Engineering 252
General Engineering 221
Industrial Engineering 198
Biomedical Engineering 63
Materials Engineering 60

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