Computer Engineering at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Computer Engineering Rankings

The ce major at Northwestern 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in ce, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CE Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of ce bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in ce.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern Computer Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of ce master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Engineering

The following ce concentations are available at Northwestern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Engineering	65

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Manufacturing 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Computer Network Architects	5,310	$114,780
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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