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Finding the Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 17,987 people earned a degree or certificate in computer engineering, making the major the #56 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for CE majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for computer engineering students working on their graduate certificate. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the United States. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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Iowa State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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