2024 Best General Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts
9Colleges in Massachusetts
586General Computer Engineering Degrees Awarded
Ranked #58 in popularity, general computer engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general computer engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 586 degrees in general computer engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great General Computer Engineering School
Your choice of general computer engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Computer Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Computer Engineering Rankings by Degree Level
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Best Schools for General Computer Engineering in Massachusetts
The schools below may not offer all types of general computer engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Massachusetts Schools in General Computer Engineering
It's hard to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a degree in general computer engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in general computer engineering needs to check out Boston University. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 121 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
Northeastern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general computer engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 157 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.
Tufts University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general computer engineering. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 16 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. This university ranks 11th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 78 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 85 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.
WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. This school ranks 18th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 54 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 41st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 30 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 47th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 6 general computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Western New England in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).