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 Wentworth Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in CE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at WIT was ranked #68 on College Factual's Best Schools for CE list. It is also ranked #6 in Massachusetts.
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Part-time undergraduates at WIT paid an average of $1,128 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $35,970 | $35,970 |
Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,966 | $14,966 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,750 | $3,750 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WIT in CE walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 6% higher than the national average of $25,424.
CE who receive their bachelor’s degree from WIT make an average of $75,518 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $67,013.
WIT does not offer an online option for its CE bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WIT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 14.3% of the CE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 15.2%.
Around 25.7% of CE bachelor’s degree recipients at WIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Computer Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Computer Engineering | 35 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Engineering | 27 |
Biomedical Engineering | 63 |
Civil Engineering | 75 |
Electrical Engineering | 41 |
Mechanical Engineering | 113 |
*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.
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