Computer Engineering at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In 2021, 137 CE majors received their bachelor's degree from UCF.

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.

UCF Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCF Computer Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CE programs across the country. The following shows how UCF performed in these rankings.

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 UCF 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 Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Computer Engineering Schools	143

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in CE from UCF. This makes it the #50 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CE Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $71,357. This is 2% higher than $70,001, which is the national average for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 137 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from UCF in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	51
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCF Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Engineering from UCF in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

In the CE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCF also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Industrial 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer Network Architects	10,280	$91,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Computer Hardware Engineers	2,090	$97,830

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.