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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Computer Engineering Doctor'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 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the CE majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in CE at USF Tampa, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 4 spot 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.

Women make up 32% of the CE majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 6% of the CE majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

About 13% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 88% are male.

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University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 71% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the CE majors at the school.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer engineering programs. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 18% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 82% are male.

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Iowa State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 10% of the CE majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Computer Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
11 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
11 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
11 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
11 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA

Computer Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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