Computer Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from Pitt.

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.

Pitt Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE

Pitt Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at Pitt 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 Pitt 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	57

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in CE from Pitt. This is the #138 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CE Graduates from Pitt Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $70,983. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $70,001 for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 92 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Pitt in 2020-2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	62
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Computer Network Architects	7,120	$101,090
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.