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Computer Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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Computer Engineering at University of California - San Diego

If you are interested in studying computer engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of California - San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 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.

UCSD Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Computer Engineering Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CE Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Computer Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 82 students who graduated with a master’s in CE from UCSD in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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In the CE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 56
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 University of California - San Diego.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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