2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Women make up 24% of the CE majors at the school.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 75% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 26% of the CE majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.
Of the 43 students majoring in CE at UH Clear Lake, 65% are male and 35% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
Of the 33 students majoring in CE at UTEP, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
About 11% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 89% are male.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Of the 19 students majoring in CE at UT Arlington, 84% are male and 16% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
Of the 14 students majoring in CE at SMU, 93% are male and 7% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Of the 12 students majoring in CE at UTSA, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in CE at UNT, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Request InformationBest Computer Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,079 |
| Arizona | 558 |
| Oklahoma | 94 |
| New Mexico | 55 |
Computer Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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