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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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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.
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.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).