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2024 Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

9 Colleges in Massachusetts
1,395 CE Degrees Awarded
$88,627 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in computer engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #56 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,395 degrees in computer engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School

Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of computer engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Computer Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in CE
Master's Degrees in CE
Doctor's Degrees in CE

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 Best Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Computer Engineering in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of ce degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in CE

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
92 CE Degrees Awarded
10.9% Growth in Graduates

Harvard University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in computer engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were about 92 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Harvard University earn $48,675 more than the typical ce grad.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
124 CE Degrees Awarded
23.4% Growth in Graduates

Boston University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in computer engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 124 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Computer Engineering degree recipients from Boston University receive an earnings boost of around $2,829 over the typical earnings of computer engineering graduates.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
776 CE Degrees Awarded
10.2% Growth in Graduates

Northeastern University is a good option for students interested in a degree in computer engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 776 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ce program make an average of $88,529 for their early career.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA
36.8% Growth in Graduates

Tufts University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer engineering. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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5
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
79 CE Degrees Awarded
16.5% Growth in Graduates

UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. This university ranks 11th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 79 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program state that they receive average early career wages of $71,683.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
85 CE Degrees Awarded
$65,811 Median Starting Salary

UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 85 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, ce degree recipients typically make about $65,811 in their early careers.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 CE Degrees Awarded
35.2% Growth in Graduates

WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. This school ranks 18th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 54 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ce degree recipients typically make an average of $74,154 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in computer engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 41st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 30 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MA

Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 47th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 6 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Western New England in the most recent data year.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241 249
New Hampshire 210 9
Maine 202 18
Rhode Island 200 46
Vermont 194 24

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Computer Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

CE Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Software Engineering 805
General Computer Engineering 586
Other Computer Engineering 3
Computer Hardware Engineering 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,089
Electrical Engineering 1,254
Biomedical Engineering 775
Civil Engineering 720
General Engineering 632
Chemical Engineering 537
Other Engineering 430
Systems Engineering 378
Industrial Engineering 284
Robotics Engineering 225

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