Which Massachusetts computer engineering program has the lowest debt?

Northeastern University reports the lowest median federal debt, $25,005, with first-year pay of $99,499.

How much do computer engineering graduates earn in Massachusetts?

The median across 6 Massachusetts computer engineering bachelor's programs is $87,304 in the first year after graduating and $138,076 five years after.

How many computer engineering bachelor's programs are in Massachusetts?

6 Massachusetts programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Computer Engineering (Bachelor's) Programs in Massachusetts, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer Engineering

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Massachusetts computer engineering bachelor's program pays its graduates $87,304 in their first year, $8,389 more than the national median. Northeastern University reports the highest first-year pay ($99,499), and Northeastern University the lowest median debt ($25,005).

Median first-year pay$87,304National $78,915

Median pay after 5 years$138,076National $107,903

Median federal debt$27,000National $24,500

Debt-to-earnings31%National 31%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Northeastern UniversityBoston · private nonprofit	$99,499	$143,143	$25,005	25%
2	Boston UniversityBoston · private nonprofit	$93,995	$138,076	$26,866	29%
3	UMass AmherstAmherst · public	$89,327	$123,984	$27,000	30%
4	UMass LowellLowell · public	$85,280	Not reported	$27,000	32%
5	Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston · private nonprofit	$82,057	Not reported	$27,000	33%
6	UMass DartmouthNorth Dartmouth · public	$79,383	Not reported	$30,000	38%

Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts computer engineering program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Massachusetts medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Northeastern University$99,499
Boston University$93,995
UMass Amherst$89,327
UMass Lowell$85,280
Wentworth Institute of Technology$82,057

Lowest median debt

Northeastern University$25,005
Boston University$26,866
UMass Amherst$27,000
UMass Lowell$27,000
Wentworth Institute of Technology$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer engineering, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$165,210

Median pay in Massachusetts. 48,190 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $102,810Top 10%: $213,970

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$201,430

Median pay in Massachusetts. 7,690 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $137,750Top 10%: $286,410

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

$122,210

Median pay in Massachusetts. 6,640 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $68,050Top 10%: $168,000

Computer Network Architects

$155,060

Median pay in Massachusetts. 6,270 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $98,730Top 10%: $211,580

Common questions

Northeastern University in Boston reports the highest median first-year pay, $99,499. Its median federal debt is $25,005.

Computer Engineering (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked165 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Massachusetts rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the computer engineering bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024