by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended CE Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 812 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,497 and $29,386 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended CE Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer engineering.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Most Well Attended CE Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended CE Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CE Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s CE students in 2020-2021.
Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Computer Engineering Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended CE Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Scranton
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended CE Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Francis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Francis University is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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