Computer Engineering at West Virginia University

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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 27 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.

WVU Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at WVU 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 WVU 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 Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	146

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in CE from WVU. This makes it the #62 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WVU CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $68,916. This is less than $70,001, which is the national average of all CE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CE Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The CE program at WVU awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 14 CE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 86% were men and 14% were women.

Of the students who received a CE master's degree from WVU, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Biomedical 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Software Applications Developers	1,110	$87,490
Architectural and Engineering Managers	500	$139,030
Systems Software Developers	420	$100,170
Computer Hardware Engineers	230	$96,370
Computer Network Architects	210	$92,060

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.