Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University

Every computer engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CE program at Santa Clara University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 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.

SCU Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

SCU 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 SCU

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

SCU Computer Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 CE majors earned their master's degree from SCU. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women.

In the CE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	110
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Computer Hardware Engineers	20,720	$131,570
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.