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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$27,419 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Lipscomb University the best value school in the Southeast Region for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lipscomb is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a very 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.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $20,310 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UARK also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $21,126 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. 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.

Florida Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#10

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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

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

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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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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