by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Computer Engineering is the 58th most popular major in the country with 13,520 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,837 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 74 colleges that offer a degree in general computer engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general computer engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Polytechnic University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general computer engineering degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedict College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 74 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando landed the #3 spot on the list. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 1 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 313 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Full University of Alabama in Huntsville General Computer Engineering Report
Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 247 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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.
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University of Louisville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general computer engineering degrees to 118 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 171 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Virginia State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia State University is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Virginia State University General Computer Engineering Report
Duke University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 ’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Claflin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Claflin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 153 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Jackson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Jackson State is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 21 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Christopher Newport University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. CNU is a small public school situated in Newport News, Virginia. It awarded 18 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Christopher Newport University General Computer Engineering Report
Clemson University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 95 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified ’s general computer engineering students in 2020-2021.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 76 ’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 97%. 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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With a ranking of #19, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 161 ’s general computer engineering degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 163 ’s general computer engineering 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general computer engineering degrees to 71 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%.
Read full report on General Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
Johnson C Smith University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson C Smith University is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 2 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 125 degrees to qualified ’s general computer engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Mississippi State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 38 ’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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