2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 3,297 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,480 and $26,507 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 623 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer engineering.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree ce students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southeast Region
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stratford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Stratford University Computer Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 35 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Institute of Technology Computer Engineering Report
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 137 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Carolina State University Computer Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 40 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Louisville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech
Mercer University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 16 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Mercer
Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Auburn University Computer Engineering Report
George Mason University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full George Mason University Computer Engineering Report
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at KSU Georgia
With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
With a ranking of #11, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Duke University
Tennessee State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Tennessee State University
Florida International University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 48 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at FIU
With a ranking of #14, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University Computer Engineering Report
East Carolina University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at East Carolina University
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 15 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
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 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Computer Engineering Report
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students 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%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 13 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Clemson
Lipscomb University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Lipscomb Computer Engineering Report
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
With a ranking of #21, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 89%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Computer Engineering Report
University of Central Florida came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Engineering at UCF
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full USF Tampa Computer Engineering Report
University of Florida ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at UF
University of Arkansas landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Arkansas
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