Computer Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108. In 2021, 83 CE majors received their bachelor's degree from UNL.

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.

UNL Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE

UNL Computer Engineering Rankings

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

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 UNL 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 Schools	102

Earnings of UNL CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNL is $76,040. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $70,001 for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 CE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNL, about 93% were men and 7% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE at UNL 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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	61
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• General 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Software Applications Developers	4,740	$87,800
Systems Software Developers	2,880	$94,620
Computer Network Architects	1,250	$98,430
Architectural and Engineering Managers	660	$126,970

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
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