Computer Engineering at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a CE school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CE program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 40 CE majors received their bachelor's degree from GMU.

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.

GMU Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

GMU Computer Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CE programs across the country. The following shows how GMU 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 GMU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Focused Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in CE from GMU. This makes it the #20 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CE Graduates from GMU Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $80,254. This is 15% higher than $70,001, which is the national average for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in CE from GMU. About 93% were men and 8% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GMU Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a master’s in CE from GMU in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Operations Research
• Construction Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Computer Hardware Engineers	1,340	$119,500

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.