2024 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 141 master's degrees in computer engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

The ce master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality ce program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer engineering related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in CE

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

15 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in computer engineering. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

61 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in computer engineering has to check out Virginia Tech. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Virginia Tech

3

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

53 Annual Graduates

$112,424 Median Starting Salary

George Mason University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in computer engineering. GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Students who graduate with their master's from the ce program report average early career wages of $112,424.

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

Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	130
Georgia	190	50
North Carolina	178	171
Tennessee	166	14
Alabama	151	46
Kentucky	147	40
Louisiana	147	0
South Carolina	146	14
Mississippi	145	0
Arkansas	121	3
West Virginia	112	14

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Computer Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Computer Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

CE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	97
Software Engineering	44

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Engineering	145
Civil Engineering	132
Electrical Engineering	116
General Engineering	86
Systems Engineering	77
Mechanical Engineering	59
Industrial Engineering	41
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	33
Biomedical Engineering	28
Materials Engineering	18

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.