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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.

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

Check out the CE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for CE in the Southeast Region .

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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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 20% of our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great value for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $19,188 per year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida 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 #6 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 per 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.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer engineering programs. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $18,482 per year.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.

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

Full Computer Engineering at University of Alabama in Huntsville Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools 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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