Computer Engineering: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of computer engineering graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 183 colleges. National median: $81,533, rising to $105,834 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	University of Southern California	CA	$155,416	$166,369	—
2	Duke University	NC	$149,622	$174,522	$12,000
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$147,670	$169,570	$13,570
4	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$147,670	$169,570	$13,570
5	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$147,670	$169,570	$13,570
6	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$137,925	$228,705	$17,731
7	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$121,140	$159,855	$18,593
8	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$114,472	$148,950	$17,178
9	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$111,476	$142,071	$17,588
10	Northeastern University	MA	$110,872	$135,416	$21,617
11	Boston University	MA	$105,408	$135,394	$20,500
12	University of California-San Diego	CA	$104,513	$149,139	$13,000
13	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$103,729	$124,641	$18,146
14	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$101,093	$144,703	$10,000
15	Brigham Young University	UT	$99,528	$133,111	$20,500
16	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	$97,300	$123,027	$27,000
17	Bucknell University	PA	$97,180	$156,885	—
18	Portland State University	OR	$96,791	$116,017	—
19	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$96,639	$148,175	$16,250
20	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$95,738	$127,042	$19,149
21	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$94,957	$152,422	$20,500
22	University of California-Davis	CA	$94,722	$145,422	$12,093
23	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$94,313	$121,678	—
24	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$94,252	$113,083	$26,413
25	Santa Clara University	CA	$93,450	$163,765	$24,500
26	Drexel University	PA	$93,353	$117,537	$27,000
27	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$93,048	$121,462	$19,494
28	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$92,004	—	—
29	New York University	NY	$91,785	$127,201	$18,002
30	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$91,602	$123,731	$19,500
31	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$91,465	$105,834	—
32	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$91,288	—	$29,250
33	Oakland University	MI	$91,164	$95,843	$25,184
34	University of Florida	FL	$91,056	$128,140	$11,021
35	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$90,545	$122,026	$20,372
36	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$90,524	$120,068	$15,000
37	Stevens Institute of Technology	NJ	$90,401	$124,037	$27,000
38	University of California-Irvine	CA	$89,393	$132,357	$15,500
39	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	IN	$89,033	$109,164	$26,647
40	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$88,685	$112,666	$20,187
41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$88,674	$102,273	$20,500
42	Michigan State University	MI	$88,605	$104,627	$19,500
43	Valparaiso University	IN	$88,189	$96,079	—
44	Villanova University	PA	$87,894	$119,137	$26,970
45	Texas Tech University	TX	$87,821	$92,615	$20,500
46	University of Utah	UT	$87,804	$114,197	$17,875
47	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$87,787	$112,543	$23,262
48	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$87,787	$112,543	$23,262
49	Syracuse University	NY	$87,778	$110,988	$26,201
50	Illinois Institute of Technology	IL	$87,490	$114,930	$22,750
51	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$86,967	$103,934	$24,349
52	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$86,632	$110,416	$20,500
53	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$86,599	$113,299	$15,000
54	Kettering University	MI	$86,105	$120,531	$26,183
55	Binghamton University	NY	$85,968	$117,721	$20,600
56	University of Connecticut	CT	$85,913	$115,117	$19,438
57	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$85,913	$115,117	$19,438
58	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$85,913	$115,117	$19,438
59	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$85,913	$115,117	$19,438
60	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$85,913	$115,117	$19,438
61	University of Maine	ME	$85,650	$104,785	—
62	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$85,528	$112,269	$27,000
63	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$85,528	$112,269	$27,000
64	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	$85,528	$112,269	$27,000
65	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$85,528	$112,269	$27,000
66	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$85,528	$112,269	$27,000
67	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$84,924	$111,740	$22,219
68	Washington State University	WA	$84,757	$114,635	$18,750
69	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	$84,756	$98,567	$21,500
70	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$84,719	$87,983	$21,562
71	California State University-Northridge	CA	$84,485	$101,021	—
72	University of Rhode Island	RI	$84,429	$100,975	$23,000
73	Wentworth Institute of Technology	MA	$84,428	$99,093	$25,546
74	University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	$84,415	$105,920	$22,539
75	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$84,166	$105,871	$14,833
76	Saint Cloud State University	MN	$83,946	$107,133	$26,412
77	Utah Valley University	UT	$83,666	$121,466	$14,209
78	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$83,575	$102,691	$16,625
79	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	$83,538	$96,870	$8,500
80	Milwaukee School of Engineering	WI	$83,370	$103,360	$27,000
81	Iowa State University	IA	$83,366	$105,753	$24,250
82	Stony Brook University	NY	$83,252	$128,038	$18,500
83	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$83,186	$100,673	$13,000
84	Kansas State University	KS	$82,849	$116,505	—
85	University of Delaware	DE	$82,817	$111,388	$26,622
86	George Mason University	VA	$82,767	$117,942	$20,500
87	University of South Florida	FL	$82,616	$109,054	$20,489
88	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$82,444	$112,696	—
89	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$82,174	$119,781	$19,854
90	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$81,770	—	$16,750
91	Michigan Technological University	MI	$81,654	$93,557	$24,375
92	University of Iowa	IA	$81,533	—	$24,108
93	University at Buffalo	NY	$81,334	$109,221	$19,000
94	Clarkson University	NY	$81,253	$107,790	$26,700
95	California State University-Fresno	CA	$81,016	$103,896	—
96	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$80,958	$118,273	$22,043
97	Auburn University	AL	$80,817	$110,927	$23,250
98	University of Georgia	GA	$80,485	$99,739	$12,000
99	Florida Institute of Technology	FL	$80,468	$106,431	$27,000
100	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$80,363	$97,547	$23,250
101	Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	$80,341	$99,620	$22,875
102	University of Houston	TX	$80,242	$107,283	$23,138
103	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	$80,234	$99,048	$14,713
104	West Virginia University	WV	$80,234	$99,048	$14,713
105	University of Hartford	CT	$80,224	—	—
106	Clemson University	SC	$80,134	$102,762	$25,000
107	CUNY City College	NY	$79,996	$117,131	—
108	Grand Valley State University	MI	$79,660	$103,253	$30,250
109	Kennesaw State University	GA	$79,585	$103,054	$22,750
110	University of Central Florida	FL	$79,455	$106,680	$14,161
111	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$79,253	$96,840	$20,725
112	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$79,217	$104,394	$12,800
113	San Diego State University	CA	$79,102	$116,842	$21,498
114	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$79,070	$96,791	$17,200
115	Marquette University	WI	$78,856	$97,608	—
116	Florida State University	FL	$78,848	$114,802	$20,725
117	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$78,693	$98,967	$18,103
118	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$78,650	$101,279	$20,000
119	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$78,502	$110,417	$26,391
120	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$78,502	$110,417	$26,391
121	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$78,464	$94,440	$27,000
122	University of Dayton	OH	$78,251	$116,356	$18,989
123	California Baptist University	CA	$77,784	$96,506	—
124	Western Michigan University	MI	$77,069	$103,925	—
125	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$77,044	$97,158	$26,394
126	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	$76,872	—	—
127	University of California-Riverside	CA	$76,772	$107,193	$20,666
128	University of Louisville	KY	$76,252	$97,216	$15,000
129	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$75,941	$95,884	—
130	Montana State University	MT	$75,723	$99,411	—
131	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$75,677	$85,056	—
132	Old Dominion University	VA	$75,677	$94,542	$21,900
133	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	$75,629	$79,710	$23,079
134	Cleveland State University	OH	$75,587	$88,595	$25,337
135	University of Kentucky	KY	$75,439	$99,945	$22,530
136	Christopher Newport University	VA	$75,144	$124,262	—
137	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	$75,023	$95,300	$25,000
138	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	$74,754	$99,880	$22,500
139	San Francisco State University	CA	$74,592	$94,129	$21,000
140	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$73,830	$97,659	—
141	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$73,772	$90,384	$21,750
142	University of North Texas	TX	$73,721	$109,151	$19,500
143	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$73,242	$90,664	$25,000
144	Trine University	IN	$73,015	$79,824	$26,875
145	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$72,751	$109,116	$20,000
146	Florida Polytechnic University	FL	$72,423	$92,109	—
147	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	AZ	$72,403	$105,527	$24,375
148	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	FL	$72,403	$105,527	$24,375
149	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$72,277	$97,109	$22,500
150	Mississippi State University	MS	$72,203	$85,275	$22,950
151	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$71,889	$105,525	$19,500
152	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$71,238	$94,494	—
153	Wichita State University	KS	$70,687	$76,203	—
154	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	$70,461	$92,878	$20,000
155	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$70,218	$93,830	$16,038
156	Florida International University	FL	$70,159	$101,224	$15,062
157	University of Toledo	OH	$69,891	$93,816	$22,250
158	Full Sail University	FL	$69,733	$93,410	$32,253
159	University of Memphis	TN	$69,684	$89,702	—
160	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$69,543	$93,626	$26,985
161	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	$68,724	$98,642	—
162	University of Arkansas	AR	$68,330	$99,031	$20,345
163	St. Mary's University	TX	$66,668	$78,406	—
164	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$66,017	$98,650	$16,598
165	DeVry University-Arizona	AZ	$65,515	$86,645	$40,181
166	DeVry University-California	CA	$65,515	$86,645	$40,181
167	DeVry University-Florida	FL	$65,515	$86,645	$40,181
168	DeVry University-Georgia	GA	$65,515	$86,645	$40,181
169	DeVry University-Illinois	IL	$65,515	$86,645	$40,181
170	DeVry University-Ohio	OH	$65,515	$86,645	$40,181
171	DeVry University-Texas	TX	$65,515	$86,645	$40,181
172	DeVry University-Virginia	VA	$65,515	$86,645	$40,181
173	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$63,928	$77,097	$11,750
174	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$62,456	$100,454	$20,803
175	University of California-Merced	CA	$59,271	$102,575	$13,536
176	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$58,747	$92,492	$21,675
177	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$57,140	$101,408	$22,755
178	Vermont State University	VT	$51,351	—	—
179	Jackson State University	MS	$49,408	$89,702	—
180	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	$43,451	$51,222	—
181	Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico	PR	$38,750	—	$20,616
182	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando	FL	$38,750	—	$20,616
183	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	$28,206	$67,342	$15,492

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do computer engineering graduates earn?

The median college reports $81,533 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and $105,834 four years after. The highest is $155,416 at University of Southern California.

How much student debt do computer engineering graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,187 at the typical college.