by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 17,987 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 3,297 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,480 and $26,507 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,475 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 80 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Polytechnic University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedict College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 59 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wise, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2020-2021.
Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University
Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 177 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 93%.
Claflin University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 153 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Florida Institute of Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Duke University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Auburn University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 123 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 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Jackson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Christopher Newport University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 147 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University
University of Louisville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kennesaw State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 97 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Clemson University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 23 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Johnson C Smith University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. JCSU is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 137 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 61 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Florida Atlantic University
With a ranking of #25, Morehouse College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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