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2023 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Computer Engineering is the #46 most popular major in the country with 5,557 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 116 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 116 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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With a ranking of #12, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#14

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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North Carolina State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Computer Engineering students that almost earned our Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
19 Tufts University Medford, MA
20 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
21 Northeastern University Boston, MA
22 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
23 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA

Computer Engineering by Region

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Computer Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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