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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer engineering was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 5,557 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for CE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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 Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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

Full Computer Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in CE at UC, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 6 students majoring in CE at Northwestern, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 25% of the CE majors at the school.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer engineering programs. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 216
Illinois 122
Ohio 208
Indiana 39
Wisconsin 27

One of 39 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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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