Majors

Best Colleges for Computer Engineering, by Earnings

299 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, about 11,756 degrees a year. Across the 170 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $105,853 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$228,705	62	9%
2	Columbia University	NY	$194,365	28	4%
3	Duke University	NC	$174,522	110	5.7%
4	University of Washington	WA	$169,570	40	39.1%
5	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$169,570	20	90.6%
6	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$169,570	9	82.5%
7	University of Southern California	CA	$166,369	34	9.8%
8	Santa Clara University	CA	$163,765	83	48%
9	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$159,855	396	42.4%
10	Bucknell University	PA	$156,885	35	28.9%
11	University of Maryland	MD	$152,422	104	44.8%
12	University of California-San Diego	CA	$149,139	174	26.7%
13	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$148,950	129	31.3%
14	University of Virginia	VA	$148,175	58	16.8%
15	University of California-Davis	CA	$145,422	102	41.8%
16	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$144,703	58	33%
17	University of Michigan	MI	$142,071	104	15.6%
18	Northeastern University	MA	$135,416	132	5.2%
19	Boston University	MA	$135,394	99	11.1%
20	Brigham Young University	UT	$133,111	81	67.8%
21	University of California-Irvine	CA	$132,357	243	28.6%
22	Georgia Institute of Technology	GA	$128,497	157	14.1%
23	University of Florida	FL	$128,140	90	24.2%
24	Stony Brook University	NY	$128,038	60	49%
25	New York University	NY	$127,201	50	7.7%
26	Texas A&M University	TX	$127,042	163	57.4%
27	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$126,356	14	95.2%
28	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$124,641	125	65.8%
29	Stevens Institute of Technology	NJ	$124,037	110	47.6%
30	Ohio State University	OH	$123,731	455	60.6%
31	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	$123,027	186	66.9%
32	Virginia Tech	VA	$122,026	233	54.8%
33	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$121,678	10	97.4%
34	Purdue University	IN	$121,462	319	49.9%
35	Kettering University	MI	$120,531	36	78.7%
36	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$120,068	133	45.2%
37	University of Minnesota	MN	$119,781	81	79.8%
38	Villanova University	PA	$119,137	35	27%
39	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$118,273	20	92.6%
40	George Mason University	VA	$117,942	33	87.5%
41	Binghamton University	NY	$117,721	56	38.6%
42	Drexel University	PA	$117,537	107	79.4%
43	CUNY City College	NY	$117,131	44	60%
44	San Diego State University	CA	$116,842	122	36.2%
45	University of Dayton	OH	$116,356	37	65.5%
46	Lehigh University	PA	$116,214	25	25.9%
47	University of Connecticut	CT	$115,117	77	52.4%
48	Illinois Institute of Technology	IL	$114,930	29	54.9%
49	Florida State University	FL	$114,802	26	24.2%
50	Washington State University	WA	$114,635	36	86.6%
51	University of Utah	UT	$114,197	41	86%
52	University of Kansas	KS	$113,339	15	93.5%
53	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$113,299	40	72.4%
54	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$113,083	75	59.7%
55	University of Missouri	MO	$112,696	13	78.5%
56	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$112,666	215	65.1%
57	Arizona State University	AZ	$112,543	91	89.9%
58	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$112,269	83	60.6%
59	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$112,269	35	91.2%
60	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$112,269	33	96.8%
61	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$112,269	2	97.6%
62	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	$112,269	1	98.1%
63	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$111,740	38	55.6%
64	Utah State University	UT	$111,527	18	92.5%
65	Monmouth University	NJ	$111,422	6	89%
66	University of Delaware	DE	$111,388	34	70.6%
67	Syracuse University	NY	$110,988	16	45.9%
68	Auburn University	AL	$110,927	89	45.9%
69	University of Pittsburgh	PA	$110,417	76	58.1%
70	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$110,417	10	94.8%
71	North Carolina State University	NC	$110,416	111	41.7%
72	University at Buffalo	NY	$109,221	30	74.2%
73	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	IN	$109,164	63	76.9%
74	University of North Texas	TX	$109,151	38	72.2%
75	University of South Carolina	SC	$109,116	29	60.2%
76	University of South Florida	FL	$109,054	51	43.2%
77	Clarkson University	NY	$107,790	27	77.4%
78	University of Houston	TX	$107,283	34	73.9%
79	University of California-Riverside	CA	$107,193	45	76.4%
80	Saint Cloud State University	MN	$107,133	25	94.8%
81	Louisiana State University	LA	$106,897	26	73.3%
82	University of Central Florida	FL	$106,680	158	40.1%
83	Florida Institute of Technology	FL	$106,431	27	57.7%
84	University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	$105,920	79	68.6%
85	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$105,871	80	79.9%
86	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$105,834	19	41.6%
87	Iowa State University	IA	$105,753	243	88.7%
88	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	AZ	$105,527	32	76.6%
89	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	FL	$105,527	18	64.8%
90	University of Oklahoma	OK	$105,525	42	76.6%
91	University of Maine	ME	$104,785	8	96.6%
92	Michigan State University	MI	$104,627	48	84.8%
93	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$104,394	62	94%
94	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$103,934	70	87.5%
95	California State University-Fresno	CA	$103,896	15	95.3%
96	Milwaukee School of Engineering	WI	$103,360	67	58.9%
97	Grand Valley State University	MI	$103,253	23	83%
98	Kennesaw State University	GA	$103,054	127	69.2%
99	Clemson University	SC	$102,762	49	38.3%
100	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$102,691	57	77.3%

Showing the top 100 of 170 colleges that report earnings. 129 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Computer Engineering graduates?

University of California-Los Angeles ($228,705), Columbia University ($194,365), Duke University ($174,522), University of Washington ($169,570), University of Washington-Bothell Campus ($169,570) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Computer Engineering majors make?

The median across 170 colleges is $105,853 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $67,342 to $228,705.

Which colleges have the biggest Computer Engineering programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Ohio State University (455), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (396), Purdue University (319), San Jose State University (251), University of California-Irvine (243).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Computer Engineering". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.