Computer Engineering at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215. Of the 5,991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut in 2021, 112 of them were computer engineering majors.

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.

UCONN Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at UCONN 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 UCONN 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	39

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in CE from UCONN. This makes it the #84 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCONN CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $71,802. This is 3% higher than $70,001, which is the national average for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students earned a bachelor's degree in CE from UCONN. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	56
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCONN Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Engineering from UCONN in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Environmental 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Systems Software Developers	3,560	$102,440
Computer Network Architects	1,350	$122,200
Computer Hardware Engineers	510	$105,980

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.