Full Sail UniversityPrivate for-profit, 4-year · Winter Park, FL · Associate, Certificate, Bachelor's
421 awards$59,181 median 4 years out
Fields of study · Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.12. 241 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 3,268 awards in the latest award year.
Award levels
Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned
Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.
| Level | Colleges | Awards | Median earnings | Middle range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 113 | 1,193 | $38,000 | $23,924 to $55,727 |
| Associate | 132 | 1,207 | $55,195 | $38,727 to $74,024 |
| Bachelor's | 63 | 768 | $83,742 | $58,477 to $110,912 |
| Graduate certificate | 4 | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Master's | 4 | 94 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Doctorate | 2 | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- Most recent reported cohorts
- Scope
- Reported for this field of study
National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.
Colleges
Colleges that awarded Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians credentials
Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 16 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.
Montgomery CollegePublic, 2-year · Rockville, MD · Certificate, Associate
157 awardsProgram earnings not reported
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyPublic, 4-year · Brooklyn, NY · Bachelor's, Associate
156 awards$65,285 median 4 years out
Stark State CollegePublic, 2-year · North Canton, OH · Certificate, Associate · Fully online option reported
131 awards$44,203 median 4 years out
California Institute of Arts & TechnologyPrivate for-profit, 4-year · National City, CA · Certificate, Bachelor's
112 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Ranken Technical CollegePrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Saint Louis, MO · Associate, Certificate
101 awards$59,319 median 4 years out
ECPI UniversityPrivate for-profit, 4-year · Virginia Beach, VA · Bachelor's, Associate
94 awards$76,900 median 4 years out
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictPublic, 2-year · Cleveland, OH · Certificate, Associate · Fully online option reported
90 awards$56,387 median 4 years out
Lorain County Community CollegePublic, 4-year · Elyria, OH · Certificate, Associate
84 awards$50,844 median 4 years out
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Harrisburg, PA · Master's, Doctorate
78 awardsProgram earnings not reported
South Texas CollegePublic, 4-year · McAllen, TX · Certificate, Associate
72 awards$32,971 median 4 years out
Moraine Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-year · Palos Hills, IL · Certificate
67 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Western Governors UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Salt Lake City, UT · Bachelor's
63 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstitutePrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Troy, NY · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
60 awards$125,531 median 4 years out
Oregon Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year · Klamath Falls, OR · Bachelor's, Associate
54 awards$112,169 median 4 years out
William Rainey Harper CollegePublic, 2-year · Palatine, IL · Certificate · Fully online option reported
47 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Arkansas State University-BeebePublic, 2-year · Beebe, AR · Certificate, Associate
46 awards$39,421 median 4 years out
University of HoustonPublic, 4-year · Houston, TX · Bachelor's
42 awards$78,396 median 4 years out
Sam Houston State UniversityPublic, 4-year · Huntsville, TX · Bachelor's
38 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Sinclair Community CollegePublic, 4-year · Dayton, OH · Certificate, Associate
37 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Springfield Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-year · Springfield, MA · Associate, Certificate
36 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Rochester Institute of TechnologyPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Rochester, NY · Bachelor's
33 awards$95,491 median 4 years out
Excelsior UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Albany, NY · Associate, Bachelor's · Fully online option reported
32 awards$99,753 median 4 years out
University of ToledoPublic, 4-year · Toledo, OH · Bachelor's
32 awardsProgram earnings not reported
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39 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- 2023-24 award year
- Scope
- Reported for this field of study
Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.
Related work
Kinds of work this field leads toward
These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 15.12. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.
| Occupation | Group | Median wage | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programmers | Computer and mathematical | $100,390 | 92,230 |
| Software Developers | Computer and mathematical | $135,980 | 1,687,890 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Computer and mathematical | $104,300 | 186,740 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Architecture and engineering | $78,190 | 95,130 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | Architecture and engineering | $78,350 | 59,930 |
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- May 2025
- Scope
- Reported for this occupation, nationally
National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.
Nearby fields
Other fields in Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields
Limits
What this page cannot tell you
- Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
- Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
- Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
- Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.