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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus MS 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 - World Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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 World Campus MS in CE

#162 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State World Campus was ranked #162 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in CE from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$22,186 Average Tuition and Fees
$41,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State World Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Penn State World Campus paid an average of $903 per credit hour in 2018-2019. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,682 $21,682
Fees $504 $504

Penn State World Campus CE MS 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 master’s degree at Penn State World Campus took out an average of $41,000 in student loans. That is 11% lower than the national average of $46,003.

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How Much Can You Make With a MS in CE From Penn State World Campus?

$95,900 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

CE who receive their master’s degree from Penn State World Campus make an average of $95,900 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $91,111.

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Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online MS in CE?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Penn State World Campus offers online option in its CE master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Master’s Student Diversity for CE

69 Master's Degrees Awarded
15.9% Women
27.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 69 students received their master’s degree in CE. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 15.9% of the CE students who took home a master’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 27.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in CE at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019, 27.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 13%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 45
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

MS in CE Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 69

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 5
Mechanical Engineering 14
Nuclear Engineering 11
Systems Engineering 70
Manufacturing Engineering 1

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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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