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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

27 Colleges
$70,375 Avg Salary
$25,597 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CE majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for computer engineering students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 5 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton 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. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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With a ranking of #9, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

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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 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).

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