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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BS in Computer Engineering

The main focus area for this major is General Computer Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Computer Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in CE, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BS in CE

#48 in the U.S
#4 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Penn State University Park was ranked #48 on College Factual's Best Schools for CE list. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Computer Engineering 42
Best Colleges for Computer Engineering 48
Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 49
Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Veterans 49
Highest Paid Computer Engineering Graduates 71
Best Value Colleges for Computer Engineering 90
Most Focused Colleges for Computer Engineering 177

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in CE from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Penn State University Park CE BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. CE students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State University Park took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $25,424.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in CE From Penn State University Park?

$65,700 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

CE who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State University Park make an average of $65,700 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $67,013.

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Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BS in CE?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park CE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for CE

75 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
8.0% Women
26.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 75 bachelor’s degrees in CE handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 8.0% of the CE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 13.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in CE at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019, 26.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 39
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

BS in CE Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Computer Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 75

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 133
Agricultural Engineering 50
Architectural Engineering 87
Biomedical Engineering 102
Chemical Engineering 228

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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