Computer Engineering, General

CIP Code: 14.0901

A computer engineering, general degree prepares graduates for careers in Architectural and engineering managers, Computer hardware engineers, Database architects and more. 303 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded
13,508
Colleges Offering 303
Avg. Career Salary $132,991
Top Career Salary $167,740

Computer Engineering, General Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $109,015 four years after graduating (middle half: $86,299–$145,170). Where you study it matters: across 189 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $51,222 to $228,705.

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#College4 yrs afterWage-adjusted1 yr afterMedian debtOutcome Rating
1University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$228,705$208,107—$13,500A+
2Princeton University Princeton, NJ$214,274$188,065——A+
3Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$194,365$184,995$102,083—A+
4Duke University Durham, NC$174,522$187,287$111,145$14,500A+
7University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$169,570$155,968$141,588$15,422B+
6University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA$169,570$155,968$141,588$15,422A
5University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$169,570$155,968$141,588$15,422A
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$166,369$151,385—$6,625A+
9Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$163,765$149,015$103,804$24,833A+
10University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$159,855$157,056$103,123$20,500A+
11Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA$156,885$159,553$90,171—A+
12University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$152,422$133,768$95,847$20,417A+
13University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$149,139$135,707$96,256$18,414A+
14California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$148,950$135,535$111,560$20,556A+
15University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$148,175$134,927$118,232$16,875A+
16University of California-Davis Davis, CA$145,422$132,324$96,418$12,703A
17University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$144,703$131,670$91,387$14,410A
18University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$142,071$149,797$92,501$19,500A+
19Northeastern University Boston, MA$135,416$119,248$99,499$25,002A+
20Boston University Boston, MA$135,394$119,229$93,995$25,984A+
21Brigham Young University Provo, UT$133,111$126,158$88,785$11,000A
22University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$132,357$120,436$79,812$19,000A
23Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$128,497$133,020$93,629$20,000A+
24University of Florida Gainesville, FL$128,140$136,389$87,949$20,447A+
25Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$128,038$121,866$73,820$19,750A
26New York University New York, NY$127,201$121,069$82,183$19,000A+
27Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$127,042$129,164$86,366$21,750A
28University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$126,356$146,300——C
29University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$124,641$113,415$79,969$23,434B+
30Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$124,037$108,865$89,001$26,930A+
31Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$123,731$132,040$83,342$19,500A
32Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$123,027$117,096$90,829$28,000A
33Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$122,026$111,116$86,636$25,929A
34University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO$121,678$113,793$82,084$23,500D
35Utah Valley University Orem, UT$121,466$115,121$85,564$13,421B+
36Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$121,462$130,306$89,965$22,875A+
37Kettering University Flint, MI$120,531$127,086$82,580$29,984A+
38University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$120,068$124,937——A+
39University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$119,781$114,416$85,672$22,350A
40Villanova University Villanova, PA$119,137$121,163$94,228$26,000A+
41Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$118,273$107,698$82,964$23,605C
42George Mason University Fairfax, VA$117,942$107,397$87,466$25,500B+
43Binghamton University Vestal, NY$117,721$112,046$86,938$19,000A
44Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$117,537$119,536$89,418$27,000A+
45CUNY City College New York, NY$117,131$111,484$78,326—B
46San Diego State University San Diego, CA$116,842$106,319$76,812$17,249B
47University of Dayton Dayton, OH$116,356$124,169—$26,090A+
48Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$116,214$118,191$82,209$24,625A+
49University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$115,181$107,717$86,211$23,338B+
54University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT$115,117$103,642$82,924$20,134B+
53University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT$115,117$103,642$82,924$20,134B+
52University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT$115,117$103,642$82,924$20,134B+
51University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$115,117$103,642$82,924$20,134B+
50University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$115,117$103,642$82,924$20,134A
55Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL$114,930$112,918$81,252$26,000A
56Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$114,802$122,192$78,941$23,250A
57Washington State University Pullman, WA$114,635$105,440$87,135$19,902B
58University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$114,197$108,232$89,605$18,970B+
59University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$113,339$117,664——B+
60University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD$113,299$99,433$86,444$19,744B
61University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$113,083$99,581$89,327$27,000B+
62University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$112,696$120,834$83,243$19,500A
63The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX$112,666$114,548$77,609$21,375A
65Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$112,543$115,640$81,123$25,000B+
64Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$112,543$115,640$81,123$25,000B+
70Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA$112,269$114,179$85,446$26,471C+
69Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$112,269$114,179$85,446$26,471A
68Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA$112,269$114,179$85,446$26,471C+
67Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA$112,269$114,179$85,446$26,471B
66Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA$112,269$114,179$85,446$26,471B
71University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI$111,740$117,817$79,022$21,064B
72Utah State University Logan, UT$111,527$105,701——C
73Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ$111,422$97,793——B
74University of Delaware Newark, DE$111,388$110,721$73,750$26,363A
75Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$110,988$105,638$84,793—A
76Auburn University Auburn, AL$110,927$125,912$80,067$20,000A
78University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$110,417$112,295$78,075$26,489A
77University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA$110,417$112,295$78,075$26,489B+
79North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$110,416$118,492$82,997$22,681A
80University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY$109,221$103,956$74,753$20,500B+
81Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN$109,164$117,113$92,123$24,834A+
82University of North Texas Denton, TX$109,151$110,975$78,714$22,590C+
83University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$109,116$120,993$73,982$25,675A
84University of South Florida Tampa, FL$109,054$116,074$83,660$23,172B+
85Clarkson University Potsdam, NY$107,790$102,594$80,942$27,000A
86University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI$107,771$112,141$76,187—C+
87University of Houston Houston, TX$107,283$109,075$80,438$21,582B+
88University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$107,193$97,539$65,049$25,083B+
89Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN$107,133$102,335$77,792$24,215C
90Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$106,897$123,741$78,915—A
91University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$106,680$113,547$76,819$18,750B+
92Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL$106,431$113,282$79,244$24,625D
93University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL$105,920$120,228$83,909$21,500B+
94The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX$105,871$107,640$81,226$19,083B
95The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$105,834$115,612$74,085$26,000B+
96Iowa State University Ames, IA$105,753$111,239$79,182$23,750B+
98Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL$105,527$112,320$79,276$26,293A
97Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ$105,527$108,431$79,276$26,293A
99University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK$105,525$118,480$70,904$22,383A
100University of Maine Orono, ME$104,785$111,359$75,282—C
101Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$104,627$110,317$83,934$23,000A
102California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$104,394$94,992$66,266$17,500C+
103University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$103,934$107,420$82,398$20,240B
104California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$103,896$94,539$75,101$24,000C+
105Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI$103,360$107,551$78,333$27,000A
106Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$103,253$108,868$80,746$24,963B
107Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$103,054$106,682$77,455$23,250C+
108Clemson University Clemson, SC$102,762$113,947$77,672$26,179A+
109University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$102,691$100,893$71,148$19,250B+
110University of California-Merced Merced, CA$102,575$93,337$58,835$19,003B
111University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$102,273$109,141$83,489$20,700B
112California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA$101,408$92,275$55,093$16,500C+
113Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$101,279$113,712$72,820$22,125B+
114Florida International University Miami, FL$101,224$107,740$75,210$18,124B+
115California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$101,021$91,922$75,692$18,346C
116University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$100,975$99,450$80,029$26,101B+
117California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$100,673$91,606$70,768$20,000B+
118University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$100,454$91,402$65,003$18,895C
119University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$100,203$103,999$69,310$21,500B
120University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$99,945$113,168$79,620$21,500B+
121New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ$99,880$87,663$67,640$19,959A
122University of Georgia Athens, GA$99,739$103,250$77,882$17,278A
123Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO$99,620$106,814$78,964$27,000A
124Montana State University Bozeman, MT$99,411$108,591$67,015$27,000C+
125Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA$99,093$87,262$82,057$27,000A
127West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$99,048$117,179$76,314$23,000B+
126West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV$99,048$117,179$76,314$23,000B
128University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$99,031$116,700$77,306$25,957B+
129Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN$98,978$108,123$69,291—C
130California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$98,967$90,053$79,809$17,129B
131Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL$98,650$105,000$60,746$21,500C+
132University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA$98,642$86,865$79,383$29,500C+
133North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$98,567$105,776$80,685$28,020D
134Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH$97,659$104,217$70,345$17,778C
135Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$97,608$101,566$69,664$24,767A+
136University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA$97,547$85,900$85,280$26,277C+
137California State University-Chico Chico, CA$97,345$88,578——B
138University of Louisville Louisville, KY$97,216$110,078$72,710$21,306B
139Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$97,158$95,457$68,020$25,000A
140University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$97,109$104,212$71,117$20,500B
141Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$96,840$103,343$71,836$26,000B
142University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$96,791$103,290$69,070$23,320D
143California Baptist University Riverside, CA$96,506$87,814$75,087$26,800C+
144Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN$96,079$103,075$75,484$27,000B+
145Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$95,884$102,866$71,986$27,000C+
146University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$95,849$99,735$76,982—C+
147Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$95,843$101,055$78,709$25,783B
148University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO$95,775$89,568$56,557—D
149Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI$95,371$93,931$62,056$27,000F
150University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI$95,300$99,164$71,635$24,272B
151Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA$94,542$86,089$70,298$23,000D
152Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL$94,494$92,840$71,841$20,770C+
153University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI$94,440$98,269$80,493$24,500B
154San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$94,129$85,651$53,180$13,750B
155University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$93,830$97,385$65,436—C+
156University of Toledo Toledo, OH$93,816$100,116$68,597$24,744C
157California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA$93,797$85,349——C
158Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$93,626$99,913$67,949$26,637C
159Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI$93,557$98,645$77,465$27,000A
160Full Sail University Winter Park, FL$93,410$99,423$61,553$19,500D
161North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$92,878$96,224$76,558$21,500B+
162Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$92,615$94,162$85,619$24,250B+
163California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA$92,492$84,162$49,043$18,214C
164Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL$92,109$98,038$65,126——
165Manhattan College Riverdale, NY$91,394$86,988$77,463$27,000A
166Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$90,664$96,500$72,029$23,000B
167Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA$90,384$91,921$80,574$27,000C+
169University of Memphis Memphis, TN$89,702$97,990$65,222$23,000C
168Jackson State University Jackson, MS$89,702$108,836$51,570$26,320F
170Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH$88,595$94,544$68,852$24,228C
171The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX$87,983$89,453$73,639$26,287C+
172Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK$87,701$98,467——C+
173State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY$86,865$82,677$71,436$25,000C
181DeVry University-Virginia Arlington, VA$86,645$78,898——C
180DeVry University-Texas Irving, TX$86,645$88,093——D
179DeVry University-Ohio Columbus, OH$86,645$92,463——C
178DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL$86,645$85,128——B
177DeVry University-Georgia Decatur, GA$86,645$89,695——C
176DeVry University-Florida Orlando, FL$86,645$92,223——C
175DeVry University-California Ontario, CA$86,645$78,841——B
174DeVry University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ$86,645$89,029——C
182Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$85,275$103,465$72,529$19,500B
183Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$85,056$83,567—$23,935C
184Trine University Angola, IN$79,824$85,636$67,500—B
185University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX$79,710$81,042$63,751$15,500C+
186St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX$78,406$79,716——C+
187The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX$77,097$78,385$57,841$15,902D
188Wichita State University Wichita, KS$76,203$79,111$66,207$21,865C
189Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL$51,222$54,519$45,453$43,500C+

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Computer Engineering, General Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

$132,991
Average Salary Across Careers
$167,740
Highest Paying Career
7
Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Computer Engineering, General

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in computer engineering, general.

# College Location Degrees Awarded Repit Grade
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 316 A+
2 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 106 A+
3 New York University New York, NY 510 A
4 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 274 A
5 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 253 A
6 Duke University Durham, NC 189 A
7 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 171 A
8 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 129 A
9 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 99 A
10 Boston University Boston, MA 90 A
11 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 81 A
12 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 79 A
13 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 75 A
14 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 61 A
15 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 60 A
16 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 60 A
17 University of Georgia Athens, GA 37 A
18 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO 36 A
19 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 511 B+
20 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 417 B+
21 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 392 B+
22 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 370 B+
23 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 366 B+
24 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 325 B+
25 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX 306 B+
26 University of California-Merced Merced, CA 184 B+
27 Northeastern University Boston, MA 147 B+
28 Florida International University Miami, FL 139 B+
29 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 135 B+
30 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 122 B+

Largest Computer Engineering, General Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most computer engineering, general graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

# College Location Degrees Awarded Repit Grade
1 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 511 B+
2 New York University New York, NY 510 A
3 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 417 B+
4 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 392 B+
5 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 370 B+
6 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 366 B+
7 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 325 B+
8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 316 A+
9 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX 306 B+
10 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 274 A
11 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 253 A
12 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 231 B
13 Duke University Durham, NC 189 A
14 University of California-Merced Merced, CA 184 B+
15 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 171 A
16 San Jose State University San Jose, CA 160 B
17 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 157 B
18 University of Louisville Louisville, KY 149 B
19 Northeastern University Boston, MA 147 B+
20 Florida International University Miami, FL 139 B+
21 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 136 B
22 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 135 B+
23 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 129 A
24 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 122 B+
25 Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK 120 C
26 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 118 B+
27 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 117 B
28 Iowa State University Ames, IA 114 B
29 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 112 B+
30 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 108 B
13,508
Degrees Awarded Annually
303
Colleges Offering Program
7
Related Careers

About Computer Engineering, General

Computer Engineering, General is a degree program offered at 303 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 13,508 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as architectural and engineering managers, computer hardware engineers, database architects, software developers, computer network architects, and 2 more career paths.

Program Classification

CIP Code 14.0901
Field (2-digit CIP) 14
Category (4-digit CIP) 14.09

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Computer Engineering, General degree?
A Computer Engineering, General degree can lead to careers as a architectural and engineering managers, computer hardware engineers, database architects, software developers, computer network architects, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $167,740 annually.
How many colleges offer Computer Engineering, General?
303 colleges and universities in the United States offer Computer Engineering, General as a degree program. Each year, approximately 13,508 students graduate with this degree.
What are the best colleges for Computer Engineering, General?
The best colleges for Computer Engineering, General based on Repit's ratings include University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of California-Los Angeles, New York University, University of California-San Diego, University of California-Irvine. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.
What is the salary potential with a Computer Engineering, General degree?
Graduates with a Computer Engineering, General degree can expect average salaries around $132,991 in related careers, with top earners making up to $167,740. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.