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Computer Engineering at Northwestern University

If you plan to study computer engineering, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received their master's degree in CE.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Computer Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CE
  • Doctorate Degree in CE

Northwestern Computer Engineering Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CE Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CE majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Computer Engineering Master’s Program

21% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The CE program at Northwestern awarded 43 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 79% of these degrees went to men with the other 21% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in CE.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 37
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Computer Network Architects 5,310 $114,780
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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