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2025 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges in the Southeast Region
763 Master's Degrees
$104,802 Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #39 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 763 master's degrees in computer engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region The ce master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality ce program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer engineering students working on their master's degree.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer engineering.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in CE

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Duke University
Durham, NC
76 Annual Graduates

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Duke University

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It's hard to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in computer engineering. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.

Those computer engineering students who get their master's degree from North Carolina State University make $9,386 more than the average ce student.

More information about a master’s in computer engineering from North Carolina State University

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19 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in computer engineering has to look into University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
81 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in computer engineering. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Virginia Tech

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GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Computer Engineering master's degree recipients from George Mason University get an earnings boost of approximately $27,565 above the average earnings of computer engineering majors.

More information about a master’s in computer engineering from George Mason University

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
39 Annual Graduates

Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Auburn University

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
11 Annual Graduates

Clemson is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Clemson University

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16 Annual Graduates

Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Florida Institute of Technology

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11 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, UAH is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of Alabama in Huntsville

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16 Annual Graduates

UCF is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orlando.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of Central Florida

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 208 130
Georgia 190 50
Virginia 182 141
North Carolina 178 171
Tennessee 166 14
Alabama 151 46
Kentucky 147 40
Louisiana 147 0
South Carolina 146 14
Mississippi 145 0
Arkansas 121 3
West Virginia 112 14

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Computer Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

CE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 618
Software Engineering 145

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 1,432
Mechanical Engineering 1,108
Civil Engineering 840
General Engineering 712
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 688
Biomedical Engineering 582
Industrial Engineering 541
Systems Engineering 473
Other Engineering 356
Chemical Engineering 209

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