2023 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Computer Engineering is the #56 most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for CE majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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With a ranking of #7, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
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Saint Louis University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 164 |
| Minnesota | 159 |
| Kansas | 64 |
| Iowa | 449 |
| Nebraska | 83 |
| North Dakota | 65 |
| South Dakota | 8 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to CE
One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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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