Computer Engineering: professional practice doctorate records.

Research this field and level

Official classification: Computer Engineering, General.

A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of computer hardware and software systems and related equipment and facilities; and the analysis of specific problems of computer applications to various tasks.

Inspect the hardware/software balance, laboratory work and institution degree title. Computer science and software engineering can be separately classified; this code does not identify a concentration.

This selection is the source professional practice doctorate category, award level 18. It stays separate from research doctorates and other doctorate awards. Verify the exact qualification, current applicant route and recognition in the intended jurisdiction; the award category does not establish eligibility for professional practice.

Source: connected NCES IPEDS first-major completion records, exact CIP 14.0901, award level 18. This list does not rank institutions or measure admissions capacity.

Keep the reporting years separate

Each annual row is a separate observation, not a current entering class or unique-person count. The year ending 2025 covers July 2024–June 2025. Institutions can appear in several years.

Other connected award levels in Computer Engineering

Associate degree records →

Bachelor degree records →

Master degree records →

Postbaccalaureate certificate records →

Research doctorate records →

These lists are separate historical populations. They do not establish progression pathways between awards.

All connected levels and related fields → · Compare institutions →