2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools
Finding the Best Computer Engineering School for You
Computer Engineering is the #46 most popular major in the country with 5,557 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 168 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the United States
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Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Computer Engineering
Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 168 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for computer engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the United States. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.
With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer engineering programs. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #13, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.
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Harvard University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
California State University - Fullerton ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of California - San Diego landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer engineering programs. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
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With a ranking of #17, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Syracuse University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
George Mason University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer engineering programs. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
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University of Southern California landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer engineering programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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With a ranking of #20, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools ranking. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
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With a ranking of #23, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Kennesaw State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.
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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #24 on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 28 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 29 | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| 29 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 31 | University of Houston - Clear Lake | Houston, TX |
| 31 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell, MA |
| 33 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL |
Computer Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
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Majors Related to CE
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 26 schools only.
- 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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