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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in North Carolina

8 Colleges in North Carolina

334 Bachelor's Degrees

A bachelor's degree in computer engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #49 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of computer engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 334 bachelor's degrees in computer engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in CE matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in North Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of computer engineering students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for CE Students Working on Their Bachelor's

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

132 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer engineering in North Carolina.

There were approximately 132 computer engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

Soon after graduating, CE bachelor's recipients generally earn about $69,400 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer engineering from North Carolina State University

Duke University
Durham, NC

107 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Duke University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer engineering in North Carolina.

There were roughly 107 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

Those computer engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Duke University receive $18,033 more than the average CE graduate.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

67 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

$66,900 Median Salary

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer engineering in North Carolina.

There were approximately 67 computer engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the CE program state that they receive average early career income of $66,900.

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

23 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

North Carolina A & T State University is a popular option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer engineering in North Carolina.

There were approximately 23 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent data year.

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Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the large city of Charlotte, JCSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 4 computer engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at JCSU in the most recent data year.

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Elon University
Elon, NC

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon.

There were about 1 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent data year.

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East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in computer engineering from East Carolina University

High Point University
High Point, NC

High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of High Point. More information about a bachelor’s in computer engineering from High Point University

Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	257
Florida	214	697
Tennessee	209	76
Virginia	206	365
South Carolina	188	122
Alabama	183	181
Kentucky	177	114
Arkansas	164	31
Louisiana	163	17
Mississippi	158	54
West Virginia	142	49

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One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

CE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	334

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	669
Biomedical Engineering	298
Electrical Engineering	286
General Engineering	261
Civil Engineering	251
Textile Engineering	213
Chemical Engineering	159
Industrial Engineering	131
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	73
Systems Engineering	56

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.

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