Computer Engineering Schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts contains
fourteen
schools that offer computer engineering programs.
Boston University,
the highest-ranking computer engineering school in MA, has a total student population of 31,960 and
is the
32nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 14 computer engineering schools
in Massachusetts,
only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Northeastern University comes out as the most expensive ($32,703/yr),
with Bristol Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,151/yr.
Computer Engineering students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become
computer engineers,
database administrators,
computer and information scientists,
computer support specialists, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 338,890 people working as
network and computer systems administrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$70,930.
Also, Computer programmers make on average $74,690 per year and there are about 367,880 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Massachusetts alone, there are
9,200 employed computer programmers earning an average yearly salary of
$90,680. Network and computer systems administrators in this state earn
$77,600/yr and there are 10,320 employed.
Also, within the computer engineering schools
in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
14 to 1. Aside from computer engineering,
there are 5364 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Computer Engineering Programs in Massachusetts
Boston University
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
PhD
Northeastern University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Suffolk University
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Eastern Nazarene College
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Springfield Technical Community College
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Bristol Community College
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate
Mount Wachusett Community College
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate
Quinsigamond Community College
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Northern Essex Community College
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Massachusetts Interesting Facts
- 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
- Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
- Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
- "Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
- In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."
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