2024 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a master's degree in computer engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #39 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 954 master's degrees in computer engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of computer engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Engineering Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for computer engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in CE

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

90 Annual Graduates

$137,302 Median Starting Salary

Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the computer engineering program at Harvard University make $21,992 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Harvard University

2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

619 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in computer engineering needs to take a look at Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Northeastern University

3

Tufts University
Medford, MA

12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Tufts University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in computer engineering. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Tufts University

4

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

8 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in computer engineering has to look into University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of Connecticut

5

Boston University
Boston, MA

3 Annual Graduates

$92,383 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

After graduating, ce master's recipients generally make an average of $92,383 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Boston University

6

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Fairfield University

7

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

39 Annual Graduates

UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

8

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

9

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

24 Annual Graduates

$116,246 Median Starting Salary

University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Haven.

Master's students who receive their degree from the ce program earn about $116,246 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of New Haven

10

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

4 Annual Graduates

CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of New Britain.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Central Connecticut State University

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	894
Connecticut	153	57
Vermont	91	2
Maine	90	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to CE

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

CE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Software Engineering	814
General Computer Engineering	108
Other Computer Engineering	32

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	641
Electrical Engineering	618
General Engineering	577
Systems Engineering	360
Civil Engineering	320
Other Engineering	309
Biomedical Engineering	242
Industrial Engineering	169
Engineering Science	107
Robotics Engineering	98

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.