Bachelor's degree · Engineering · CIP 14.09
Computer Engineering: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 335 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Computer Engineering, together awarding 12,158 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $81,533 one year after finishing and $115,118 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $21,250 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Colleges
335
Degrees awarded per yeariBachelor's degrees the school awarded in this major in the most recent reported year.
12,158
Median earnings, 1 yriMedian earnings of graduates who received federal aid, 1 year after finishing, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$81,533
161 reporting
Median earnings, 5 yrsiMedian earnings of graduates who received federal aid, 5 years after finishing, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$115,118
159 reporting
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of the program's graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$21,250
141 reporting
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Colleges with a bachelor's in Computer Engineering
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus · Public | OH | 416 | $91,602 | $137,959 | $19,500 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign · Public | IL | 392 | $121,140 | $172,623 | $18,335 |
| Western Governors University Salt Lake City · Private nonprofit | UT | 388 | n/a | n/a | $15,147 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette · Public | IN | 370 | $93,048 | $132,337 | $19,500 |
| San Jose State University San Jose · Public | CA | 239 | n/a | $159,053 | $9,125 |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine · Public | CA | 234 | $89,393 | $128,214 | $16,033 |
| Iowa State University Ames · Public | IA | 217 | $83,366 | $115,731 | $24,984 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla · Public | CA | 207 | $104,513 | $152,769 | $13,049 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson · Public | TX | 201 | $88,685 | $111,339 | $21,250 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg · Public | VA | 192 | $90,545 | $135,981 | $21,500 |
| University of California-Merced Merced · Public | CA | 184 | $59,271 | $112,484 | $14,191 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta · Public | GA | 171 | n/a | $136,725 | $20,250 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station · Public | TX | 161 | $95,738 | $126,165 | $19,000 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester · Private nonprofit | NY | 159 | $97,300 | $139,247 | $27,000 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz · Public | CA | 154 | $103,729 | $135,036 | $18,146 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh · Public | NC | 151 | $86,632 | $114,347 | $20,750 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale · Public | AZ | 140 | $87,787 | $117,799 | $25,765 |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw · Public | GA | 132 | $79,585 | $109,393 | $25,479 |
| Northeastern University Boston · Private nonprofit | MA | 125 | $110,872 | $155,629 | $21,987 |
| University of California-Davis Davis · Public | CA | 122 | $94,722 | $150,764 | $12,093 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe · Public | AZ | 120 | $87,787 | $117,799 | $25,765 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando · Public | FL | 120 | $79,455 | $115,551 | $12,500 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo · Public | CA | 117 | $114,472 | $162,720 | $17,178 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona · Public | CA | 117 | $83,186 | $113,485 | $13,000 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor · Public | MI | 114 | $111,476 | $133,514 | $20,967 |
| Drexel University Philadelphia · Private nonprofit | PA | 107 | $93,353 | $125,830 | $27,250 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison · Public | WI | 107 | $90,524 | $163,185 | $15,000 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles · Public | CA | 106 | $137,925 | $213,702 | $17,731 |
| Florida International University Miami · Public | FL | 104 | $70,159 | $100,955 | $16,500 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington · Public | TX | 101 | $84,166 | $115,118 | $16,166 |
| Duke University Durham · Private nonprofit | NC | 100 | $149,622 | $193,134 | $12,000 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara · Private nonprofit | CA | 98 | $93,450 | $181,034 | $24,500 |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park · Public | MD | 98 | $94,957 | $183,653 | $20,000 |
| University of Florida Gainesville · Public | FL | 92 | $91,056 | $138,002 | $11,021 |
| Auburn University Auburn · Public | AL | 85 | $80,817 | $116,022 | $23,305 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez · Public | PR | 84 | $83,538 | $95,901 | $8,963 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle · Private for-profit | IL | 83 | $65,515 | $82,307 | $45,865 |
| University of Connecticut Storrs · Public | CT | 82 | $85,913 | $121,933 | $19,376 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara · Public | CA | 81 | $101,093 | $151,337 | $10,000 |
| University of Louisville Louisville · Public | KY | 81 | $76,252 | $115,312 | $16,000 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken · Private nonprofit | NJ | 76 | $90,401 | $126,031 | $27,000 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville · Public | AL | 76 | $84,415 | $102,451 | $25,000 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst · Public | MA | 76 | $94,252 | $116,367 | $26,413 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio · Public | TX | 73 | $84,719 | $90,651 | $22,933 |
| Boston University Boston · Private nonprofit | MA | 72 | $105,408 | $158,455 | $21,000 |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler · Public | AZ | 72 | $91,288 | n/a | $24,168 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park · Public | PA | 71 | $85,528 | $130,081 | $27,000 |
| San Diego State University San Diego · Public | CA | 70 | $79,102 | $125,346 | $21,582 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln · Public | NE | 70 | $86,967 | $127,889 | $24,349 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers · Public | FL | 64 | $66,017 | $100,981 | $19,819 |
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Quick facts: Computer Engineering
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering?
- The College Scorecard lists 335 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Computer Engineering.
- How much do Computer Engineering graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $81,533 one year after graduation (161 institutions reporting) and $115,118 five years after graduation (159 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Computer Engineering graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: University of California-Los Angeles ($213,702), Duke University ($193,134), University of Washington-Seattle Campus ($190,701), University of Maryland-College Park ($183,653), and Santa Clara University ($181,034).
- How much student debt do Computer Engineering graduates have?
- The median institution's Computer Engineering graduates leave with $21,250 in federal student loans (141 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Computer Engineering degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Ohio State University-Main Campus (416), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (392), Western Governors University (388), Purdue University-Main Campus (370), and San Jose State University (239).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Computer Engineering (CIP code 14.09), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.