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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 17,987 people earned a degree or certificate in computer engineering, making the major the #56 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 155 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the CE majors at the school.

Full Computer Engineering at Northeastern University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer engineering schools in the United States. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Of the 511 students majoring in CE at San Jose State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Computer Engineering at San Jose State University Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 329 students majoring in CE at NYU, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

About 24% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 36% of the CE majors at the school.

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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 66% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 23% of the CE majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 124 students majoring in CE at Texas A&M College Station, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 57% of the CE majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 20% of the CE majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #11, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#12

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 27% of the CE majors at the school.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

About 29% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 71% are male.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 87 students majoring in CE at UC Irvine, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the CE majors at the school.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 73 students majoring in CE at Ohio State, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#17

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

About 14% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#18

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in CE at Virginia Tech, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#19

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the CE majors at the school.

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Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Of the 52 students majoring in CE at RIT, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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University of Southern California ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the CE majors at the school.

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Florida International University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 81% are male.

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 74% are male.

Full Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#23

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 17% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
25 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
26 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
26 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
28 Auburn University Auburn, AL
29 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
30 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
31 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA

Computer Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to CE

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).

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