Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

Every computer engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CE program at The University of Texas at Dallas stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 195 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from UT Dallas.

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.

UT Dallas Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Computer Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CE major at UT Dallas 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 Schools	14
Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	45
	128

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in CE from UT Dallas. This makes it the #24 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Dallas CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $71,113. This is 2% higher than $70,001, which is the national average for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 195 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CE from UT Dallas in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	71
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	47
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UT Dallas Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a master’s in CE from UT Dallas in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Dallas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Computer Network Architects	12,560	$119,340
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.