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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in Alabama

5 Colleges
$65,248 Avg Salary
$27,313 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Engineering School for You

Computer Engineering is the #56 most popular major in Alabama with 292 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 Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Alabama to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our analysis found Auburn University to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CE majors at Auburn take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at University of Alabama in Huntsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in Alabama. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

The average amount in student loans that CE majors at UAH take out is $30,375.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great place for computer engineering students. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Alabama is a great place for computer engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 359
Virginia 533
North Carolina 511
Florida 944
Tennessee 100
Kentucky 162
South Carolina 157
Louisiana 26
Arkansas 45
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 5 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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