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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Pennsylvania

13 Ranked Colleges
478 Degrees Awarded
$72,098 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania

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Computer Engineering is the 56th most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $73,143 and had an average of $24,685 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 812 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,497 and $29,386 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 478 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in computer engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania”.

Top 13 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Pennsylvania

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucknell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Bucknell

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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Pitt Johnstown

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ship Computer Engineering Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 84 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Drexel

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania list. Villanova University is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Villanova University

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 92 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Computer Engineering Report

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Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Elizabethtown College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Computer Engineering at Elizabethtown College

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Lehigh

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York College of Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania

York College of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania ranking. York College of Pennsylvania is located in York, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at YCP

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University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania

University of Scranton came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Scranton

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #11, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at UPenn

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DeVry University - Pennsylvania
Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania

DeVry University - Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #12. DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a small school located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at DeVry University - Pennsylvania

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Saint Francis University
Loretto, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #12, Saint Francis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Francis University Computer Engineering Report

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