Computer Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study computer engineering, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 24 of them were computer engineering majors.

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.

Columbia Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

Columbia Computer Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CE programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CE major at Columbia 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
Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	22

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in CE from Columbia. This makes it the #54 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

CE Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CE majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Columbia in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 13% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CE bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Engineering from Columbia in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Civil 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Network Architects	8,660	$113,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.