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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges
$98,951 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 260 students majoring in CE at ASU - Tempe, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Of the 47 students majoring in CE at UT Dallas, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 65% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 67% are male.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 11% of the CE majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 84% are male.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 93% are male.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 75% are male.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

About 30% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 337
Arizona 270
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 27

Computer Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 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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