Internships and Coops provide students with a great opportunity to gain real-world experience
while still in school. Many universities offer co-op and internship programs for students
studying Computer Engineering.
"Computer Engineering Overview"
Prepared as part of the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center (www·careercornerstone·org)
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Courses of Study
Students specializing in Computer Engineering will study
computer hardware, microcomputers, software engineering,
digital signal and image processing, electromagnetic fields,
electronic devices and circuits, and computer organization
and design. They will likely take courses in linear algebra,
data structures and software principles. Computer Engineers
also need to develop strong communication skills.
Ongoing Study
Technological advances come so rapidly in the computer field that continuous study is
necessary to keep one's skills up to date post graduation. Employers, hardware and software
vendors, colleges and universities, and private training institutions offer continuing education.
Additional training may come from professional development seminars offered by professional
computing societies. At some point in the career of the engineer typically the engineer must
make a choice between following strictly a technical career path or a career path that involves
both technology and management. State-of-the-art research and development teams are
usually led by individuals with an M.S. or Ph.D. degree in engineering or science. The Ph.D.
degree is typically required for individuals aspiring to be university research professors. Some
engineers elect the technology management path. Typically they take advanced courses in
accounting and finance, business management, business or patent law, and entrepreneurship
and may acquire an MBA degree or an advance degree in technology management.
Accredited Programs
Those interested in a career in Computer Engineering should consider reviewing engineering
programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
(ABET). ABET accreditation is based on an evaluation of an engineering program’s student
achievement, program improvement, faculty, curricular content, facilities, and institutional
commitment. The following is a partial list of universities offering accredited degree programs
in Computer Engineering.
- Air Force Institute of Technology (Masters)
- The University of Akron
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville
- The University of Alabama
- Arizona State University
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas
- Auburn University
- Baylor University
- Boston University
- University of Bridgeport
- Brigham Young University
- Brigham Young University - Idaho
- Brown University
- Bucknell University
- California Polytechnic State University, San
Luis Obispo
- California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona
- California State University, Chico
- California State University, Fresno
- California State University, Long Beach
- California State University, Sacramento
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cedarville University
- University of Central Florida
- Christopher Newport University
- University of Cincinnati
- Clarkson University
- Clemson University
- Cleveland State University
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
- University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
- Colorado State University
- Colorado Technical University
- University of Connecticut
- Cornell University
- University of Dayton
- University of Delaware
- University of Denver
- Drexel University
- Duke University
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott
- University of Evansville
- Fairfield University-School of Engineering
- Florida A & M University/Florida State University (FAMU-FSU)
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Florida International University (University Park)
- University of Florida
- George Mason University
- The George Washington University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Gonzaga University
- Harding University
- University of Hartford
- University of Houston
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- University of Idaho
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Indiana University-Purdue University
- Indianapolis
- Iowa State University
- Jackson State University
- The Johns Hopkins University
- Kansas State University
- The University of Kansas
- Kettering University
- Lafayette College
- Lake Superior State University
- Lawrence Technological University
- Lehigh University
- Lipscomb University
- Louisiana State University and A&M College
- University of Louisville
- University of Maine
- Manhattan College
- Marquette University
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
- University of Maryland College Park
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- The University of Memphis
- University of Miami
- Michigan State University
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- Michigan Technological University
- University of Michigan
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- University of Minnesota Duluth
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Mississippi State University
- Missouri University of Science and Technology
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Montana State University - Bozeman
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- University of Nevada-Reno
- University of New Hampshire
- University of New Haven
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- College of New Jersey
- University of New Mexico
- State University of New York at Binghamton
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- State University of New York at New Paltz
- New York Institute of Technology
- City University of New York, City College
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- North Dakota State University
- Northwestern University
- University of Notre Dame
- Oakland University
- Ohio Northern University
- The Ohio State University
- Oklahoma Christian University
- The University of Oklahoma
- Old Dominion University
- Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
- Oregon State University
Pacific Lutheran University
- University of the Pacific
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- Polytechnic University
- Portland State University
- University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
- Purdue University at West Lafayette
- Purdue University Calumet
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- University of Rhode Island
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- University of Rochester
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Rowan University
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- San Diego State University
- San Jose State University
- Santa Clara University
- University of South Alabama
- University of South Carolina
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- University of South Florida
- University of Southern California
- Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
- Southern Methodist University
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Stony Brook University
- Syracuse University
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Tennessee Technological University
- Texas A & M University
- University of Texas at Arlington
- University of Texas at Austin
- Texas Tech University
- The University of Toledo
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- Union College
- United States Air Force Academy
- Utah State University
- University of Utah
- Valparaiso University
- Vanderbilt University
- Villanova University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Military Institute
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- University of Virginia
- Washington State University
- Washington University
- University of Washington
- West Virginia University
- Western Michigan University
- Wichita State University
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Wright State University
- University of Wyoming
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