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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

23 Colleges
$80,683 Avg Salary
$21,338 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Engineering 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the CE programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great place for computer engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for computer engineering students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, International Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. Located in the city of San Jose, ITU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,247
Washington 4
Oregon 13
Nevada 39

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 23 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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