Maryland contains three schools that offer computer engineering programs. Johns Hopkins University, the highest-ranking computer engineering school in MD, has a total student population of 20,383 and is the 19th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 3 computer engineering schools in Maryland, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Johns Hopkins University comes out as the most expensive ($25,509/yr), with University of Maryland-Baltimore County as the lowest recorded at only $14,195/yr.
Computer Engineering students from Maryland 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 Maryland alone, there are 8,060 employed computer programmers earning an average yearly salary of $77,660. Network and computer systems administrators in this state earn $80,100/yr and there are 9,230 employed.
Also, within the computer engineering schools in Maryland, the average student population is 3,835 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from computer engineering, there are 2792 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,442 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,052, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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