Computer Engineering at Auburn University

If you are interested in studying computer engineering, you may want to check out the program at Auburn University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 123 CE majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE
• Master’s Degree in CE
• Doctorate Degree in CE

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Auburn offers distance education options for CE at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at Auburn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CE major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Computer Engineering Schools	52
Best Computer Engineering Schools	76
Best Value Computer Engineering Schools	117

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in CE from Auburn. This makes it the #29 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CE Graduates from Auburn Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $63,168. This is less than $70,001, which is the national average of all CE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CE Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CE majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 123 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Auburn in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	86
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 42 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Engineering from Auburn in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biological Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Computer Hardware Engineers	1,160	$108,040
Computer Network Architects	970	$104,580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.