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Prattville, Alabama has 3 accredited schools offering computer engineering programs, with tuition ranging from $9,098 to $34,922 per year for indexed programs. Prattville has a population of about 40,139. In the Montgomery, AL metro area, the top-earning computer engineering-related role is Computer Hardware Engineer at a median $134,190 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer computer engineering programs near Prattville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Prattville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Alabama schools on the Alabama computer engineering page.
Prattville is part of the Montgomery, AL metro area (BLS area code 33860). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Alabama statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Hardware Engineer | $134,190 | Montgomery, AL | $149,599 |
| Electronics Engineer | $96,280 | Montgomery, AL | $107,336 |
| Software Developer | $110,620 | Montgomery, AL | $123,322 |
| Computer Network Architect | $124,120 | Montgomery, AL | $138,372 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 89.7 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering computer engineering programs near Prattville. The closest is Auburn University in Auburn, AL (57.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is The University of Alabama (81.8 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying computer engineering-related roles near Prattville are: Computer Hardware Engineer ($134,190), Computer Network Architect ($124,120), Software Developer ($110,620). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Alabama statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Montgomery, AL is 13.5 miles from Prattville and has its own set of local computer engineering programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Prattville:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.