Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from FAU.

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.

FAU Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FAU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, FAU does offer online courses in CE for the following degree levels:

FAU Computer Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CE major at FAU 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
	53
	100
Most Focused Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	105
	214

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in CE from FAU. This makes it the #83 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CE Graduates from FAU Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at FAU is $58,039. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $70,001 for all CE students.

CE Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in CE from FAU. About 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical CE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% women. So female students are more repesented at FAU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FAU Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 9 CE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FAU, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

In the CE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FAU also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Surveying Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Electrical 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer Network Architects	10,280	$91,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Computer Hardware Engineers	2,090	$97,830

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.