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2024 Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

31 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,251 CE Degrees Awarded
$78,377 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for computer engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,251 degrees in computer engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School

Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in CE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
120 CE Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in computer engineering needs to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 120 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA
15.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer engineering. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 20 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
186 CE Degrees Awarded
$79,358 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Stevens Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.

There were approximately 186 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year. After graduation, ce degree recipients usually earn around $79,358 at the beginning of their careers.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
117 CE Degrees Awarded
0.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in computer engineering needs to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 117 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer engineering program at University of Maryland - College Park earn $10,041 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
39 CE Degrees Awarded

Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 39 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
285 CE Degrees Awarded
$69,860 Median Starting Salary

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 285 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU 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 $69,860.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 CE Degrees Awarded
$84,439 Median Starting Salary

Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were approximately 64 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer engineering program at Villanova University earn $6,062 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
35.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
130 CE Degrees Awarded
$85,475 Median Starting Salary

Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 130 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Drexel University receive $7,098 more than the average ce graduate.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program report average early career income of $72,247.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania334804
New York3331,030
Maryland279220
New Jersey273335
District of Columbia18826
Delaware17579

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

CE Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Computer Engineering1,745
Software Engineering502
Other Computer Engineering4

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering6,997
Electrical Engineering4,644
Civil Engineering3,219
Biomedical Engineering2,978
Chemical Engineering2,478
General Engineering1,767
Industrial Engineering1,121
Systems Engineering1,012
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering890
Operations Research852

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