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2023 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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$98,951 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree 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.

The Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 116 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the United States. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #11 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#14

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame ranked #14 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#15

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #16, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #17 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
19 Tufts University Medford, MA
20 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
21 Northeastern University Boston, MA
22 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
23 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA

Computer Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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).

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