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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$39,600 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Computer Engineering is the 58th most popular major in the country with 13,520 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 843 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general computer engineering.

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Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree general computer engineering students.

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 17 doctorate’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 14 doctorate’s general computer engineering 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 6 doctorate’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Computer Engineering at Boston U

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Computer Engineering at UBridgeport

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Computer Engineering Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general computer engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell General Computer Engineering Report

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