The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is ranked No. 1 in the country by "U.S. News and World Report" in its 2009 Computer Engineering Rankings. MIT's School of Electrical Engineering was founded in 1902. The School of Electrical Engineering is the most popular school on MIT's campus with approximately 20 percent of all students enrolled in it.
MIT's School of Electrical Engineering offers several undergraduate and post-graduate programs to its students. The most popular is the five-year program for undergraduate students that eventually leads to a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The school also offers an electrical engineer and engineer in computer science degree, which is more focused on real-world application than the master's degree.
MIT School of Engineering
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
617-253-3291
engineering.mit.edu
Stanford University is ranked No. 2 in the country by "U.S. News and World Report" in its 2009 Computer Engineering Rankings. Stanford's School of Engineering was founded in 1925 and has an enrollment of around 4,000 students, as of 2010. The School of Engineering alumni have helped to launch more than 800 companies since the school's founding.
Stanford University offers a bachelor's, master's and doctorate program in computer science. The bachelor's degree program typically takes four years to complete. Current Stanford students also may choose to combine their undergraduate and graduate degree programs into one five-year degree resulting in a Master of Computer Science. Because Stanford University's School of Engineering is one of the most highly regarded programs in the United States, admission is selective.
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
650-723-2300
cs.stanford.edu
The University of California Berkeley is ranked No. 3 in the country by "U.S. News and World Report" in its 2009 Computer Engineering Rankings. In 1930, the College of Mechanics and the College of Civil Engineering were combined to create Berkeley's College of Engineering. As of 2010, the college enrolls approximately 1,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students per year.
The computer science program at University of California Berkeley is available as an undergraduate and graduate (master's) student. The program results in a Bachelor of Arts degree as an undergraduate and allows students to take more non-technical courses (i.e., economics, business, etc.) than a traditional electrical engineering program. On the other hand, the electrical and computer engineering program is comprised of strictly technical computer courses and results in a Bachelor of Science. Both degree programs have the option of continuing to the Master of Electric and Computer Engineering degree.
University of California Berkeley
110 Sproul Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-5800
510-642-6000
berkeley.edu