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2023 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$98,951 Avg Salary

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 large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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 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 #6 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Missouri University of Science and Technology 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. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Kansas Report

#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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#10

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

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.

Full Computer Engineering at Saint Louis University Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges 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

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

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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