Computer Engineering at University of California - Riverside

If you are interested in studying computer engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Riverside. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from UCR.

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.

UCR Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCR Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at UCR 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 UCR 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 Focused Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	44

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in CE from UCR. This makes it the #30 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCR CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $67,571. This is less than $70,001, which is the national average of all CE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CE Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in CE from UCR. About 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 University of California - Riverside with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCR Computer Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of CE master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCR 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
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Computer Hardware Engineers	20,720	$131,570
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.