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Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a school for Computer Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus is in Atlanta, GA.

During the most recent reporting year, 171 computer engineering degrees were awarded at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Studying Online at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Distance learning is available at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Among 53,363 students, 25,257 (47%) studied exclusively online and 4,292 (8%) took at least some classes online.

Computer Engineering Rankings at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Rankings can help you compare Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus’s Computer Engineering program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#1 of 4
Best Value	Georgia	#1 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#3 of 46
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#9 of 46
Best Value	Nationwide	#31 of 229
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#38 of 230

Earnings for Computer Engineering Graduates from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Those who finish Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus’s Computer Engineering program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$81,067
2 years	$83,270
3 years	$97,066
4 years	$106,200
5 years	$131,153

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Computer Engineering graduates from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus take home a median $106,200, compared with $119,759 for all Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates — about 11% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Computer Engineering graduates from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus comes in at $25,399.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Computer Engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Computer Engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus are 18% women (30) and 82% men (141).

Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Among the 171 bachelor’s computer engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 18% were women (30) and 82% were men (141).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Computer Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	57
Hispanic / Latino	13
Black / African American	11
Asian	53
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	31
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of Computer Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, above the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Computer Engineering Concentrations at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

The Computer Engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Computer Engineering	171

Best-Paid Careers for Computer Engineering Graduates

Students who finish Computer Engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Computer Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Database Architects	$148,480
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$117,478
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,062
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Software Developers	$76,447
Computer Hardware Engineers	$63,909
Computer Network Architects	$63,411

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.