Computer Engineering at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 CE majors received their bachelor's degree from Lehigh.

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.

Lehigh Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Computer Engineering Rankings

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

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 Lehigh 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 Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
	63
	67
	82

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in CE from Lehigh. This makes it the #100 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Lehigh CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehigh is $72,247. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $70,001 for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 CE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lehigh, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Lehigh Computer Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in CE from Lehigh. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

Of the students who received a CE master's degree from Lehigh, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Materials 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Computer Network Architects	7,120	$101,090
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.