Best Schools for Computer Engineering

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$83,650
Avg. Earnings
3,111
Graduates
#1
U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$120,252
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $137,584
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 42.5%
#2
U

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA · Public

$120,252
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $137,584
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 91.8%
#3
S

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private

$103,449
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $83,523
Graduates: 55
Acceptance: 43.8%
#4
P

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

$103,078
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $122,809
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 4.5%
#5
U

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$97,071
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $110,139
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 8.7%
#6
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$97,071
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $108,817
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 6.8%
#7
C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$93,964
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $91,493
Graduates: 131
Acceptance: 29.8%
#8
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$90,602
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $106,621
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 10.0%
#9
U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$90,146
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $84,682
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 16.9%
#10
R

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN · Private

$90,049
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $74,155
Graduates: 68
Acceptance: 72.8%
#11
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$89,564
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $88,529
Graduates: 81
Acceptance: 5.7%
#12
B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$87,604
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $94,127
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 32.0%
#13
B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$87,604
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $74,326
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 69.2%
#14
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$85,918
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 7.1%
#15
J

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$84,653
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 7.6%
#16
U

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

$84,100
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $88,455
Graduates: 180
Acceptance: 43.7%
#17
G

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$83,270
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $81,067
Graduates: 103
Acceptance: 16.5%
#18
U

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

$82,440
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $81,487
Graduates: 102
Acceptance: 41.6%
#19
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$82,440
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $90,529
Graduates: 94
Acceptance: 10.8%
#20
U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$81,997
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $78,839
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 43.4%
#21
S

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private

$81,333
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,809
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 41.7%
#22
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$80,466
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $88,418
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 44.8%
#23
M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$80,133
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,462
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 83.9%
#24
U

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

$79,688
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $79,476
Graduates: 132
Acceptance: 24.5%
#25
U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$79,598
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $77,263
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 12.4%
#26
U

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$79,389
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $84,934
Graduates: 64
Acceptance: 17.9%
#27
R

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private

$79,389
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $77,470
Graduates: 162
Acceptance: 71.4%
#28
U

University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · Public

$79,150
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,207
Graduates: 64
Acceptance: 62.5%
#29
V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$78,488
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,104
Graduates: 116
Acceptance: 57.0%
#30
C

California State University-Chico

Chico, CA · Public

$78,343
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,715
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 93.7%
#31
C

California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA · Public

$78,343
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,951
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 93.6%
#32
M

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI · Public

$78,172
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,211
Graduates: 75
Acceptance: 87.9%
#33
S

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

$78,074
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $81,060
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: 80.2%
#34
U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$77,715
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $76,743
Graduates: 90
Acceptance: 24.0%
#35
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$77,715
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,860
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 9.4%
#36
S

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ · Private

$77,213
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $72,389
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 43.4%
#37
U

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Public

$76,773
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $83,726
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 27.8%
#38
O

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI · Public

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $76,319
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 70.2%
#39
U

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH · Public

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,492
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 86.9%
#40
C

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY · Private

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,482
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 77.2%
#41
M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,795
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 82.1%
#42
P

Portland State University

Portland, OR · Public

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $81,059
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 90.9%
#43
V

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA · Public

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,204
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 93.1%
#44
A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$75,804
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,373
Graduates: 219
Acceptance: 90.2%
#45
A

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ · Public

$75,804
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,373
Graduates: 219
Acceptance: 64.1%
#46
C

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Public

$75,706
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $74,379
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 89.6%
#47
U

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public

$75,518
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,683
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 57.8%
#48
U

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO · Public

$75,204
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $74,023
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 83.3%
#49
W

Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public

$75,204
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $80,693
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 85.4%
#50
T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$75,011
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $72,777
Graduates: 92
Acceptance: 63.2%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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