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2024 Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

52 Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,297 CE Degrees Awarded
$68,480 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.

College Factual looked at 52 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,297 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 the Southeast Region The ce program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Engineering rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Computer Engineering Degree Level

Associate Degrees in CE
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 the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in CE

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
121 CE Degrees Awarded
$108,817 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 121 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Duke University make $40,337 more than the average ce grad.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 CE Degrees Awarded
$84,682 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 76 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer engineering program at University of Virginia - Main Campus make $16,202 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
125 CE Degrees Awarded
1.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were about 125 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Computer Engineering degree recipients from University of Florida get an earnings boost of around $8,263 over the typical earnings of computer engineering majors.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
247 CE Degrees Awarded
3.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 247 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Virginia Tech receive $6,624 more than the typical ce student.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
153 CE Degrees Awarded
$81,067 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 153 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus earn $12,587 more than the average ce student.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
313 CE Degrees Awarded
12.1% Growth in Graduates

NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 313 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program state that they receive average early career wages of $69,627.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
171 CE Degrees Awarded
$63,168 Median Starting Salary

Auburn is a very large public university located in the city of Auburn. This university ranks 3rd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 171 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program report average early career income of $63,168.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
163 CE Degrees Awarded
14.7% Growth in Graduates

UCF is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. This university ranks 7th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 163 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer engineering program at University of Central Florida get $2,877 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
95 CE Degrees Awarded
27.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 95 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ce degree recipients typically make about $66,632 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 345
Florida 282 941
North Carolina 279 510
Virginia 274 531
Tennessee 269 100
South Carolina 248 156
Kentucky 244 162
Louisiana 242 26
Mississippi 234 69
Arkansas 234 45
Alabama 233 292
West Virginia 207 42

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

CE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 2,837
Software Engineering 453
Other Computer Engineering 7

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,524
Electrical Engineering 5,288
Civil Engineering 4,665
General Engineering 2,586
Biomedical Engineering 2,577
Chemical Engineering 2,548
Industrial Engineering 2,419
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,196
Systems Engineering 860
Materials Engineering 704

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