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What can you do with a
Computer Engineering degree?

Computer Engineering is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
2.0 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$56k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$100,688
Typical debt
$23,000
4-yr net cost
$68,136
Monthly loan payment
$262/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

7 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Architectural and Engineering Managerscommon
AI risk 3 → 47 future · +3.8% demand
$171,092
Computer Hardware Engineersleap
AI risk 15 → 73 future · +7.3% demand
$162,000
Database Architectsstretch
AI risk 58 → 88 future · +8.7% demand
$135,255
Computer Network Architectsstretch
AI risk 20 → 66 future · +11.9% demand
$130,000
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$129,642
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testersleap
AI risk 52 → 88 future · +10.0% demand
$102,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 36 → 50 future · +8.1% demand
$96,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.