Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. In 2021, 32 CE majors received their bachelor's degree from UA.

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.

UA Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE

UA Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at UA 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 UA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110

CE Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 CE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Environmental 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Computer Hardware Engineers	1,160	$108,040
Computer Network Architects	970	$104,580

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.