by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 13,520 people earned their degree in general computer engineering, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,205 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major” ranking, we looked at 290 colleges that offer a degree in general computer engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general computer engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major”.
Out of the 290 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Polytechnic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Poly is a public institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Polytechnic University General Computer Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Merced. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. University of California - Merced is a medium-sized school located in Merced, California that handed out 198 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Merced General Computer Engineering Report
Out of the 290 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 290 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Wentworth Institute of Technology is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 54 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kettering University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major. This small school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Benedict College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Milwaukee School of Engineering ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general computer engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Capitol Technology University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking. Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laurel, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St. Mary’s University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer Engineering at St. Mary’s
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 422 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 67 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
Bucknell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #13. Bucknell is a small school located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 30 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Computer Engineering at Bucknell University
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 461 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general computer engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #15. Mayaguez, is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez General Computer Engineering Report
Michigan Technological University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University
Santa Clara University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #17. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Clara, California. It awarded 72 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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DigiPen Institute of Technology ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. Digipen is a small private for-profit school situated in Redmond, Washington. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Toledo landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 121 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. NJIT is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 68 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general computer engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Stevens Institute of Technology General Computer Engineering Report
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #24. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #25. Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Not only did these schools make the top 44 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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