2025 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Computer Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #39 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for computer engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 master's degrees in computer engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer engineering.

Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in CE

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

30 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in computer engineering has to look into Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

15 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in computer engineering. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from University of Iowa

Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	23
Minnesota	174	14
Kansas	149	1
North Dakota	115	13

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Computer Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Computer Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

CE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	45

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering	44
Civil Engineering	29
Engineering Mechanics	25
Industrial Engineering	21
Mechanical Engineering	14
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	12
Agricultural Engineering	7
Chemical Engineering	7
Systems Engineering	5
Environmental Engineering	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.