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2024 Best Computer Engineering Schools in North Carolina

5 Colleges in North Carolina
535 CE Degrees Awarded
$75,650 Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #56 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 535 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 North Carolina Your choice of computer engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Computer Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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 North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Computer Engineering in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ce degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Carolina Schools in CE

1
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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
121 CE Degrees Awarded
$108,817 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in computer engineering has to look into Duke University. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 121 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Duke University receive $33,167 more than the average ce grad.

More information about a degree in computer engineering from Duke University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
313 CE Degrees Awarded
12.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 313 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ce program earn around $69,627 in their early career salary.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 CE Degrees Awarded
$58,378 Median Starting Salary

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great decision for students interested in a degree in computer engineering. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 6th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 59 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program report average early career wages of $58,378.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$65,779 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

North Carolina A & T State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 23 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent data year. After graduating, ce degree recipients usually make an average of $65,779 at the beginning of their careers.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 15 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 345
Florida 282 941
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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Computer Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

CE Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 520
Software Engineering 15

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 918
Electrical Engineering 714
General Engineering 660
Biomedical Engineering 566
Civil Engineering 448
Textile Engineering 304
Industrial Engineering 250
Chemical Engineering 245
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 117
Materials Engineering 61

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