Computer Engineering

12,590 students earn a computer engineering credential each year across 350 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $79,228
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $107,903

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 329 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio455$83,3421 year out$106,752$20,247 2University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois396$103,1231 year out$136,097$20,500 3Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana319$89,9651 year out$118,081$23,000 4San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California251—1 year out$143,080—5University of California-IrvineIrvine, California243$79,8121 year out$115,244$19,233 6Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa243$79,1821 year out$111,313$24,337 7Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia233$86,6361 year out$123,589$26,000 8University of California-MercedMerced, California217$58,8351 year out$102,036$19,086 9The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas215$77,6091 year out$109,387$21,000 10Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York186$90,8291 year out$122,991$28,500 11University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California174$96,2561 year out$154,498$18,497 12Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas163$86,3661 year out$119,310$22,816 13University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida158$76,8191 year out$99,037$23,000 14Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia157$93,6291 year out$131,153$25,399 15Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona140$81,1231 year out$113,500$26,972 16University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico137$83,5451 year out$95,065$10,300 17University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin133—1 year out$145,337—18Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts132$99,4991 year out$143,143$25,005 19California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California129$111,5601 year out$146,406$20,556 20Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia127$77,4551 year out$99,785$27,000 21University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California125$79,9691 year out$137,877$23,392 22San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California122$76,8121 year out—$16,248 23Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida119$75,2101 year out$103,462$18,948 24California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California117$70,7681 year out$102,133$20,250 25North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina111$82,9971 year out$110,896$24,250 26Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey110$89,0011 year out$136,926$26,930 27Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina110$111,1451 year out$174,619$14,500 28Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania107$89,4181 year out$119,954$28,166 29University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland104$95,8471 year out—$20,695 30University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan104$92,5011 year out$123,120$20,500 31University of California-DavisDavis, California102$96,4181 year out$146,640$12,804 32Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts99$93,9951 year out$138,076$26,866 33Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona91$81,1231 year out$113,500$26,972 34University of FloridaGainesville, Florida90$87,9491 year out$114,942$22,562 35Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama89$80,0671 year out$98,999$22,125 36Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California83$103,8041 year out$191,635$24,666 37Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania83$85,4461 year out$110,493$26,708 38University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota81$85,6721 year out$101,456$23,000 39Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah81$88,7851 year out$146,934$10,750 40The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas80$81,2261 year out$116,258$20,833 41University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama79$83,9091 year out—$26,825 42University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut77$82,9241 year out$108,654$20,108 43Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida76$61,5531 year out—$20,500 44University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania76$78,0751 year out$103,404$26,837 45University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts75$89,3271 year out$123,984$27,000 46University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky72$72,7101 year out$104,361$21,306 47Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio72$71,8361 year out$107,488$27,000 48University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska70$82,3981 year out$105,749$20,240 49Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin67$78,3331 year out$99,744$27,000 50Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan66$77,4651 year out$105,712$27,000 51University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio65$83,4891 year out—$21,875 52Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana63$92,1231 year out$123,554$24,834 53California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California62$66,2661 year out$107,734$17,500 54University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California62—1 year out$191,628$14,103 55California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California60$79,8091 year out$108,748$15,759 56University of IowaIowa City, Iowa60$79,2281 year out—$19,500 57New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey60$67,6401 year out$106,873$22,375 58Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York60$73,8201 year out$128,966$22,990 59University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina60$71,1171 year out$103,237$21,875 60Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, Puerto Rico60$38,2131 year out$60,492—61University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California58$91,3871 year out$139,942$14,410 62University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia58$118,2321 year out$139,318$16,875 63University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois57$71,1481 year out$80,522$22,000 64University of ToledoToledo, Ohio57$68,5971 year out$89,878$26,424 65Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida57$60,7461 year out$112,607$25,000 66Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York56$86,9381 year out$114,063$23,945 67The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas55$73,6391 year out—$26,947 68University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts54$85,2801 year out—$27,000 69DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois53—1 year out$61,152—70The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas52$57,8411 year out$87,467$16,055 71Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas52$85,6191 year out$104,343$27,000 72University of South FloridaTampa, Florida51$83,6601 year out$99,737$27,250 73Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio51$67,9491 year out$84,600$27,000 74Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri50$78,9641 year out$105,434$27,000 75New York UniversityNew York, New York50$82,1831 year out$108,105$19,000 76Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina49$77,6721 year out$98,155$26,955 77California State University-FullertonFullerton, California48$55,0931 year out$113,278$18,500 78Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan48$83,9341 year out$101,837$24,999 79California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California45$49,0431 year out$97,972$18,096 80University of California-RiversideRiverside, California45$65,0491 year out$117,682$25,083 81The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona45—1 year out——82Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts44$82,0571 year out—$27,000 83CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York44$78,3261 year out$111,970—84Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida43$72,0291 year out$96,084$26,750 85University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky43$79,6201 year out—$21,500 86University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma42$70,9041 year out—$22,767 87University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah41$89,6051 year out—$19,375 88University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland40$86,4441 year out$111,632$19,988 89University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington40$141,5881 year out$223,690$16,127 90California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California39$75,6921 year out—$19,548 91West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia39$76,3141 year out$99,140$24,500 92University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan38$79,0221 year out$99,036$25,327 93Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan38$78,7091 year out$99,893$26,125 94University of North TexasDenton, Texas38$78,7141 year out$107,903$23,235 95University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin38$71,6351 year out$98,479$24,500 96University of DaytonDayton, Ohio37—1 year out—$26,090 97Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan36$82,5801 year out—$29,984 98Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington36$87,1351 year out$110,492$21,750 99Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi35$72,5291 year out—$19,500 100Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania35$90,1711 year out$140,705—

Associate programs — 20 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, Pennsylvania33$48,2571 year out——2Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida23—1 year out——3Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut13—1 year out——4Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida13$48,2631 year out$72,251$23,635 5Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota11$48,2631 year out$72,251$23,635 6Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah7—1 year out——7Rasmussen University-North DakotaFargo, North Dakota6$48,2631 year out$72,251$23,635 8Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas6—1 year out——9Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont5—1 year out——10College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, Maryland4—1 year out——11Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi4—1 year out——12Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah4—1 year out——13Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, Illinois4$48,2631 year out$72,251$23,635 14University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut3—1 year out——15Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island3—1 year out——16Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland3—1 year out——17Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland2—1 year out——18Rogue Community CollegeGrants Pass, Oregon1—1 year out——19Rasmussen University-KansasTopeka, Kansas1$48,2631 year out$72,251$23,635 20Rasmussen University-WisconsinGreen Bay, Wisconsin0$48,2631 year out$72,251$23,635

Certificate programs — 12 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire125—1 year out——2DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois48—1 year out——3Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida41—1 year out——4Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho29$77,4031 year out——5North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina27—1 year out——6The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas14—1 year out——7University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana12—1 year out——8Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts4—1 year out——9University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio4—1 year out——10Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——11DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, California1—1 year out——12Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee—$31,1111 year out—$7,917

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).