Computer Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year.

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.

UofSC Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofSC Computer Engineering Rankings

The ce major at UofSC 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.

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

CE Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ce majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of ce bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ce at UofSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in ce.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofSC Computer Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of ce master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in ce.

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

Concentrations Within Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Engineering	47

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250
Computer Network Architects	1,120	$85,450
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390

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 Idibri under License

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