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Computer Engineering Degree

174 schools compared · Average earnings $78,695/yr

Schools Offering

174

Avg Grad Earnings

$78,695/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

66/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

62% task exposure

Best Schools for Computer Engineering

Top 174 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	86 76–89	$141,588/yr	Very High	43.2x
2	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	86 76–89	$141,588/yr	Very High	43.5x
3	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	86 76–89	$111,560/yr	Very High	32.0x
4	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	86 76–89	$88,785/yr	Very High	55.5x
5	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	86 76–89	$87,949/yr	Very High	44.0x
6	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	86 76–88	$85,564/yr	Very High	39.1x
7	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	86 76–88	$83,660/yr	Very High	37.9x
8	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	86 76–88	$83,545/yr	Very High	44.1x
9	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	85 75–87	$95,847/yr	Very High	19.8x
10	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	85 75–88	$93,629/yr	Very High	26.9x
11	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	85 75–88	$89,965/yr	Very High	28.5x
12	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	85 75–87	$89,605/yr	Very High	23.0x
13	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	85 75–88	$86,938/yr	Very High	26.5x
14	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	85 75–88	$82,997/yr	Very High	30.2x
15	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	85 74–87	$82,398/yr	Very High	25.2x
16	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	85 76–88	$80,685/yr	Very High	28.9x
17	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	85 75–88	$79,809/yr	Very High	37.8x
18	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	85 76–88	$78,941/yr	Very High	44.3x
19	CUNY City College New York, NY	85 75–88	$78,326/yr	Very High	37.1x
20	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	85 75–88	$77,455/yr	Very High	42.1x
21	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	85 75–87	$76,819/yr	Very High	37.9x
22	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	85 75–88	$76,193/yr	Very High	39.9x
23	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	84 73–86	$103,123/yr	Very High	20.3x
24	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	84 72–87	$96,418/yr	Very High	23.0x
25	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	84 72–88	$96,256/yr	Very High	24.3x
26	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	84 72–87	$91,387/yr	Very High	22.4x
27	Portland State University Portland, OR	84 74–86	$87,259/yr	Very High	18.4x
28	Washington State University Pullman, WA	84 73–86	$87,135/yr	Very High	20.3x
29	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	84 73–86	$86,444/yr	Very High	20.5x
30	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	84 73–87	$86,366/yr	Very High	21.8x
31	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	84 73–86	$85,619/yr	Very High	21.0x
32	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	84 74–86	$82,084/yr	Very High	20.1x
33	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	84 73–87	$81,226/yr	Very High	23.8x
34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	84 72–86	$81,123/yr	Very High	22.5x
35	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	84 74–85	$80,493/yr	Very High	18.8x
36	University of Houston Houston, TX	84 74–86	$80,438/yr	Very High	19.7x
37	Iowa State University Ames, IA	84 73–87	$79,182/yr	Very High	25.5x
38	University of North Texas Denton, TX	84 73–86	$78,714/yr	Very High	23.2x
39	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	84 73–87	$77,306/yr	Very High	28.4x
40	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	84 74–86	$76,812/yr	Very High	22.2x
41	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	84 74–87	$76,314/yr	Very High	29.7x
42	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	84 73–86	$76,314/yr	Very High	24.7x
43	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	84 74–86	$76,187/yr	Very High	22.2x
44	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	84 75–87	$75,692/yr	Very High	25.7x
45	Florida International University Miami, FL	84 75–87	$75,210/yr	Very High	38.4x
46	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	84 74–87	$75,101/yr	Very High	46.0x
47	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	84 74–87	$72,029/yr	Very High	48.2x
48	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	83 72–85	$87,466/yr	Very High	18.7x
49	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	83 73–85	$83,909/yr	Very High	16.8x
50	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	83 72–85	$83,342/yr	Very High	19.8x
51	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	83 70–87	$79,969/yr	Very High	22.7x
52	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	83 73–84	$79,228/yr	Very High	17.1x
53	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	83 73–84	$77,938/yr	Very High	16.8x
54	University of Georgia Athens, GA	83 72–84	$77,882/yr	Very High	16.4x
55	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	83 73–85	$77,792/yr	Very High	18.2x
56	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	83 73–85	$76,982/yr	Very High	18.2x
57	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	83 72–86	$74,753/yr	Very High	23.0x
58	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	83 72–87	$73,820/yr	Very High	29.5x
59	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	83 73–85	$73,639/yr	Very High	19.5x
60	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	83 73–86	$71,635/yr	Very High	28.6x
61	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	83 73–86	$71,117/yr	Very High	34.8x
62	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	83 73–86	$70,768/yr	Very High	33.3x
63	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	82 71–83	$118,232/yr	Very High	15.6x
64	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	82 70–84	$92,501/yr	Very High	16.9x
65	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	82 71–85	$86,636/yr	Very High	19.0x
66	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	82 72–83	$83,489/yr	Very High	14.4x
67	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	82 71–83	$83,243/yr	Very High	16.1x
68	Auburn University Auburn, AL	82 72–84	$80,067/yr	Very High	18.7x
69	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	82 70–85	$79,812/yr	Very High	19.2x
70	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	82 72–83	$78,915/yr	Very High	15.5x
71	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	82 72–84	$76,558/yr	Very High	16.6x
72	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	82 72–83	$72,820/yr	Very High	16.8x
73	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	82 71–83	$72,639/yr	Very High	16.5x
74	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	82 72–83	$72,529/yr	Very High	17.5x
75	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	82 71–85	$71,986/yr	Very High	22.2x
76	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	82 72–84	$71,436/yr	Very High	19.4x
77	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	82 72–83	$70,904/yr	Very High	17.5x
78	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	82 72–85	$69,310/yr	Very High	28.8x
79	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	82 71–85	$69,291/yr	Very High	25.1x
80	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	82 72–85	$66,266/yr	Very High	34.4x
81	Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL	82 73–85	$65,126/yr	Very High	32.0x
82	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	81 69–84	$89,327/yr	Very High	16.9x
83	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	81 70–83	$86,211/yr	Very High	15.4x
84	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	81 70–82	$83,934/yr	Very High	14.9x
85	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	81 71–81	$80,574/yr	Very High	14.6x
86	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	81 71–82	$79,620/yr	Very High	14.1x
87	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	81 70–84	$78,964/yr	Very High	17.5x
88	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	81 69–82	$78,709/yr	Very High	16.0x
89	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	81 69–83	$78,075/yr	Very High	16.7x
90	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	81 69–84	$77,609/yr	Very High	17.8x
91	University of Maine Orono, ME	81 70–81	$75,282/yr	Very High	13.9x
92	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	81 69–84	$72,710/yr	Very High	19.3x
93	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	81 70–82	$70,345/yr	Very High	18.6x
94	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	81 69–84	$70,298/yr	Very High	21.2x
95	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	81 71–83	$67,015/yr	Very High	19.7x
96	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	81 70–84	$66,207/yr	Very High	23.1x
97	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	81 71–84	$63,751/yr	Very High	28.1x
98	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	81 71–84	$60,746/yr	Very High	45.0x
99	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	80 68–82	$88,904/yr	Very High	14.7x
100	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	80 69–81	$85,672/yr	Very High	14.4x
101	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	80 69–80	$85,280/yr	Very High	11.9x
102	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	80 68–82	$82,924/yr	Very High	14.6x
103	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	80 68–82	$82,924/yr	Very High	14.6x
104	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	80 68–82	$82,924/yr	Very High	14.5x
105	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	80 68–82	$82,924/yr	Very High	14.6x
106	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	80 70–81	$80,746/yr	Very High	12.8x
107	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	80 69–80	$79,383/yr	Very High	12.0x
108	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	80 69–82	$79,022/yr	Very High	15.6x
109	Clemson University Clemson, SC	80 68–81	$77,672/yr	Very High	14.8x
110	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	80 70–82	$73,982/yr	Very High	16.3x
111	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	80 70–81	$65,436/yr	Very High	18.2x
112	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	80 69–83	$65,222/yr	Very High	21.9x
113	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	80 66–84	$65,003/yr	Very High	23.0x
114	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	80 69–83	$55,093/yr	Very High	39.0x
115	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	79 69–80	$82,964/yr	Very High	11.6x
116	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	79 68–79	$80,029/yr	Very High	11.2x
117	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	79 69–80	$74,085/yr	Very High	12.7x
118	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	79 69–80	$71,841/yr	Very High	12.9x
119	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	79 67–82	$69,070/yr	Very High	17.9x
120	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	79 68–81	$68,597/yr	Very High	17.2x
121	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	79 67–83	$53,180/yr	Very High	36.4x
122	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	78 67–78	$84,241/yr	Very High	10.3x
123	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	78 65–80	$77,465/yr	Very High	13.4x
124	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	78 68–79	$68,852/yr	Very High	14.6x
125	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	78 64–83	$65,049/yr	Very High	19.8x
126	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	78 67–79	$59,626/yr	Very High	14.4x
127	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	78 66–82	$57,841/yr	Very High	21.2x
128	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	77 66–79	$82,924/yr	Very High	12.3x
129	University of Delaware Newark, DE	77 66–77	$73,750/yr	Very High	10.5x
130	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	77 64–80	$71,836/yr	Very High	14.1x
131	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	77 67–78	$71,148/yr	Very High	13.0x
132	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	77 65–78	$67,949/yr	Very High	14.0x
133	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	77 65–81	$49,043/yr	Very High	30.9x
134	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	75 63–77	$78,075/yr	Very High	11.0x
135	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	75 61–80	$58,835/yr	Very High	17.0x
136	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	75 64–75	$51,570/yr	Very High	13.2x
137	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	74 61–78	$67,640/yr	Very High	13.0x
138	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	74 63–74	$56,557/yr	Very High	10.8x
139	DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA	71 61–73	$101,832/yr	Very High	5.8x
140	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	70 58–74	$103,804/yr	Very High	7.1x
141	Duke University Durham, NC	69 58–73	$111,145/yr	Very High	5.6x
142	Northeastern University Boston, MA	68 58–71	$99,499/yr	Very High	4.7x
143	Boston University Boston, MA	68 57–71	$93,995/yr	Very High	4.3x
144	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	68 58–71	$92,123/yr	Very High	4.5x
145	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	68 58–71	$90,829/yr	Very High	4.4x
146	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	68 56–71	$90,171/yr	Very High	4.4x
147	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	68 57–70	$89,418/yr	Very High	3.9x
148	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	68 57–71	$89,001/yr	Very High	4.6x
149	Kettering University Flint, MI	68 58–70	$82,580/yr	Very High	3.5x
150	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	68 59–70	$82,057/yr	Very High	4.0x
151	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	68 59–71	$81,123/yr	Very High	—
152	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ	68 58–70	$79,276/yr	Very High	4.6x
153	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	68 58–70	$79,276/yr	Very High	4.6x
154	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	68 58–70	$79,244/yr	Very High	4.7x
155	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	67 57–69	$102,083/yr	Very High	2.7x
156	Villanova University Villanova, PA	67 57–69	$94,228/yr	Very High	3.5x
157	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	67 56–69	$82,209/yr	Very High	3.6x
158	New York University New York, NY	67 56–69	$82,183/yr	Very High	3.5x
159	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	67 57–70	$81,252/yr	Very High	4.0x
160	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	67 56–70	$80,942/yr	Very High	3.8x
161	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	67 57–70	$78,333/yr	Very High	4.1x
162	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	67 57–69	$75,087/yr	Very High	4.2x
163	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	66 56–68	$84,793/yr	Very High	2.4x
164	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	66 56–68	$77,463/yr	Very High	2.8x
165	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	66 56–68	$75,484/yr	Very High	3.1x
166	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL	66 56–68	$61,553/yr	Very High	4.8x
167	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	65 54–68	$69,664/yr	Very High	4.0x
168	Trine University Angola, IN	65 56–67	$67,500/yr	Very High	3.7x
169	Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR	65 52–69	$38,213/yr	Very High	14.4x
170	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	63 53–65	$68,020/yr	Very High	2.3x
171	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI	63 53–65	$62,056/yr	Very High	2.8x
172	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	61 50–66	$45,453/yr	Very High	7.8x
173	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	60 45–65	$28,052/yr	Very High	18.9x
174	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando Orlando, FL	59 47–63	$38,213/yr	Very High	9.6x

Highest Earning Computer Engineering Programs

Schools where Computer Engineering graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$141,588/yr	86	Very High
University of Washington-Bothell Campus	$141,588/yr	86	Very High
University of Virginia-Main Campus	$118,232/yr	82	Very High
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	$111,560/yr	86	Very High
Duke University	$111,145/yr	69	Very High
Santa Clara University	$103,804/yr	70	Very High
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	$103,123/yr	84	Very High
Columbia University in the City of New York	$102,083/yr	67	Very High
DigiPen Institute of Technology	$101,832/yr	71	Very High
Northeastern University	$99,499/yr	68	Very High

Best ROI for Computer Engineering

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Computer Engineering.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Brigham Young University	55.5x	$88,785/yr	86
Florida Atlantic University	48.2x	$72,029/yr	84
California State University-Fresno	46.0x	$75,101/yr	84
Florida Gulf Coast University	45.0x	$60,746/yr	81
Florida State University	44.3x	$78,941/yr	85
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	44.1x	$83,545/yr	86
University of Florida	44.0x	$87,949/yr	86
University of Washington-Bothell Campus	43.5x	$141,588/yr	86
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	43.2x	$141,588/yr	86
Kennesaw State University	42.1x	$77,455/yr	85

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Computer Engineering graduates earn?

Across 174 schools, Computer Engineering graduates earn an average of $78,695 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $28,052 to $141,588 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Computer Engineering?

Computer Engineering is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 62% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Computer Engineering program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), University of Washington-Seattle Campus ranks #1 for Computer Engineering with a score of 86/100 and graduate earnings of $141,588/yr.

Is a Computer Engineering degree worth it?

On average, Computer Engineering graduates earn 19.0x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Computer Engineering programs across 174 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.