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Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$27,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Doctor'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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Clemson is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.

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Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.

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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Florida Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,588 in tuition and fees each year.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NC State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FAU are $18,482 a year.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $25,484 per year.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 359
Virginia 533
North Carolina 511
Florida 944
Tennessee 100
Kentucky 162
South Carolina 157
Louisiana 26
Arkansas 45
Alabama 292
Mississippi 69
West Virginia 42

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 17 schools only.

  • 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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