Computer Engineering at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in 2021, 140 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.

Northeastern Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Computer Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CE major at Northeastern 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
Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59

In 2021, 619 students received their master’s degree in CE from Northeastern. This makes it the #1 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CE Graduates from Northeastern Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern is $88,529. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $70,001 for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in CE from Northeastern. About 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical CE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE at Northeastern 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	75
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Northeastern Computer Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of CE master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	613
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Robotics Engineering
• Operations Research
• Systems Engineering
• Chemical 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Computer Network Architects	6,000	$121,700
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.