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Auburn, New York has 11 accredited schools offering computer engineering programs, with tuition ranging from $6,006 to $65,528 per year for indexed programs. Auburn has a population of about 26,475. Median household income is $49,377 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 20.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In New York, the top-earning computer engineering-related role is Software Developer at a median $166,180 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer computer engineering programs near Auburn, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Auburn city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Auburn. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all New York schools on the New York computer engineering page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (New York, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Computer Hardware Engineer | $163,470 |
| Electronics Engineer | $119,180 |
| Software Developer | $166,180 |
| Computer Network Architect | $140,390 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 26,475 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $49,377 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 20.3% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 11 accredited schools offering computer engineering programs near Auburn. The closest is Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY (19.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (78.0 miles). 8 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying computer engineering-related roles in New York are: Software Developer ($166,180), Computer Hardware Engineer ($163,470), Computer Network Architect ($140,390). Wages for Auburn workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Geneva, NY is 21.5 miles from Auburn 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.
Auburn’s median household income of $49,377 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Auburn while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and New York public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Auburn:
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.
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