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Best Schools for Computer Engineering in 2026

174 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Computer Engineering, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Computer Engineering graduate earns $78,695/yr across 174 schools.

Programs Ranked

174

Avg Earnings

$78,695/yr

Avg DW Score

79/100

AI Risk

Very High

62% task exposure

All Computer Engineering Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

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

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Computer Engineering?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, University of Washington-Seattle Campus ranks #1 for Computer Engineering with a score of 86/100 and graduate earnings of $141,588/yr.

How much do Computer Engineering graduates earn?

Across 174 schools, Computer Engineering graduates earn an average of $78,695/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $141,588/yr.

Is Computer Engineering a good major for AI resistance?

Computer Engineering has an average AI task exposure of 62%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

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.