Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 254 colleges. National median: $81,730, rising to $98,901 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$154,713	$200,543	$13,548
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MA	$150,863	$161,118	$15,000
3	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$150,074	$250,168	$19,500
4	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$111,942	$146,003	$18,118
5	Cornell University	NY	$110,607	$147,241	$12,750
6	Rice University	TX	$103,698	$136,656	—
7	University of Southern California	CA	$98,335	$131,532	—
8	Merrimack College	MA	$96,494	$98,901	—
9	Northeastern University	MA	$96,270	$118,150	$21,000
10	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$95,254	$125,240	$20,315
11	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	MA	$93,884	$109,386	$27,000
12	University of Houston	TX	$93,456	$107,399	$20,250
13	Gonzaga University	WA	$93,253	$106,155	—
14	University of Rochester	NY	$92,216	$105,183	$19,000
15	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$91,446	—	—
16	National University	CA	$91,106	$100,721	—
17	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$90,582	$117,610	$17,500
18	Villanova University	PA	$90,336	$117,229	$26,835
19	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$89,876	$111,783	$19,500
20	Baylor University	TX	$89,829	$100,110	—
21	University of Notre Dame	IN	$89,587	$112,828	$15,000
22	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$89,318	$126,209	$14,580
23	Grand Valley State University	MI	$89,028	$100,456	$22,250
24	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$88,885	$98,871	$19,084
25	George Mason University	VA	$88,706	$103,074	$20,851
26	University of California-San Diego	CA	$88,098	$118,150	$15,648
27	Texas Tech University	TX	$88,082	$107,110	$22,500
28	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$87,938	$117,215	$12,436
29	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$87,713	$105,396	$23,250
30	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$87,710	$107,834	$21,500
31	Valparaiso University	IN	$87,666	$87,944	—
32	Wayne State University	MI	$87,651	$100,944	$20,613
33	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$87,608	$104,757	$25,000
34	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$87,608	$104,757	$25,000
35	Illinois Institute of Technology	IL	$87,490	$98,743	$16,038
36	University of Florida	FL	$87,391	$107,543	$15,124
37	New York University	NY	$87,331	$107,348	$17,125
38	Oakland University	MI	$87,148	$99,967	$24,687
39	University of Vermont	VT	$86,753	$95,036	$15,750
40	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	IN	$86,684	$96,448	$24,500
41	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$86,552	$95,388	$15,500
42	Wentworth Institute of Technology	MA	$86,396	$96,673	$21,500
43	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$86,337	$97,841	$26,150
44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$86,283	$99,172	$23,880
45	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$86,064	$96,083	$29,250
46	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$86,022	$110,754	$24,750
47	San Francisco State University	CA	$85,968	$112,454	$19,178
48	Colorado School of Mines	CO	$85,923	$106,012	$20,500
49	Texas State University	TX	$85,908	$94,780	$24,375
50	Tuskegee University	AL	$85,831	$95,915	—
51	Boise State University	ID	$85,801	$100,680	$21,229
52	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$85,737	$101,091	$24,741
53	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$85,669	$103,789	$19,333
54	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$85,595	$108,296	$19,500
55	Kansas State University	KS	$85,457	$95,640	$25,494
56	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$85,353	$95,059	$20,500
57	University of Toledo	OH	$85,348	$95,846	$16,250
58	Oregon State University	OR	$85,263	$105,359	$24,000
59	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$85,263	$105,359	$24,000
60	Clarkson University	NY	$84,894	$97,750	$25,093
61	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$84,884	$105,034	$14,892
62	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$84,874	$116,010	$13,070
63	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$84,874	$116,010	$13,070
64	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$84,874	$116,010	$13,070
65	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$84,803	$118,290	$20,999
66	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$84,786	$104,448	$19,500
67	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	$84,742	$104,596	$21,094
68	Portland State University	OR	$84,652	$101,905	$19,250
69	The University of Alabama	AL	$84,501	$98,943	$22,027
70	Drexel University	PA	$84,372	$102,978	$29,000
71	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$84,142	$103,924	$14,253
72	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$84,134	$83,853	—
73	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$83,961	$99,400	$17,470
74	University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	$83,947	$100,296	$24,368
75	SUNY Maritime College	NY	$83,941	$107,749	$15,651
76	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$83,683	$100,902	$23,525
77	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$83,624	$97,208	$18,367
78	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	AZ	$83,609	$99,450	$22,500
79	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	FL	$83,609	$99,450	$22,500
80	Michigan State University	MI	$83,604	$100,481	$20,489
81	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$83,487	$107,487	$22,000
82	Washington State University	WA	$83,445	$104,354	$15,022
83	Montana State University	MT	$83,381	$98,331	$20,375
84	University of Utah	UT	$83,204	$91,361	$22,000
85	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$83,188	$90,089	$20,114
86	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$83,187	—	$27,000
87	University of California-Riverside	CA	$83,137	$102,630	$22,500
88	Prairie View A & M University	TX	$83,133	$115,939	$28,900
89	Louisiana Tech University	LA	$83,128	$99,526	$23,708
90	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	SD	$83,127	$94,201	$27,000
91	University of Arizona	AZ	$83,081	$105,839	$19,787
92	University of California-Irvine	CA	$82,997	$106,871	$12,526
93	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$82,973	$97,575	$18,915
94	University of Rhode Island	RI	$82,958	$106,153	$18,500
95	Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	$82,920	$98,264	$17,750
96	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$82,769	$102,178	$20,250
97	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	$82,767	$86,537	$25,250
98	University of Wyoming	WY	$82,762	$99,722	—
99	University of Connecticut	CT	$82,641	$94,722	$24,346
100	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$82,641	$94,722	$24,346
101	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$82,641	$94,722	$24,346
102	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$82,641	$94,722	$24,346
103	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$82,641	$94,722	$24,346
104	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$82,508	$103,512	$16,902
105	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	$82,503	$94,510	$20,500
106	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$82,466	$100,042	$18,000
107	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$82,461	$99,325	$24,704
108	Bradley University	IL	$82,356	$100,391	—
109	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$82,340	$99,993	$20,337
110	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$82,304	$93,277	$26,000
111	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre	PA	$82,304	$93,277	$26,000
112	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$82,304	$93,277	$26,000
113	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$82,304	$93,277	$26,000
114	Temple University	PA	$82,239	$97,839	$24,875
115	Michigan Technological University	MI	$82,223	$99,848	$25,000
116	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$82,193	$105,446	$17,750
117	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$82,059	$104,839	$21,892
118	University of Idaho	ID	$82,017	$94,484	—
119	Central Michigan University	MI	$81,999	$91,542	—
120	University of Arkansas	AR	$81,994	$97,516	$15,000
121	Purdue University Northwest	IN	$81,990	$96,206	$22,000
122	Mississippi State University	MS	$81,976	$106,039	$22,500
123	Auburn University	AL	$81,969	$99,799	$21,000
124	University of St Thomas	MN	$81,789	$93,981	$19,500
125	University of North Dakota	ND	$81,770	$106,162	$26,000
126	University of Kansas	KS	$81,760	—	$21,000
127	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$81,730	$85,655	—
128	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$81,683	$101,054	$24,016
129	East Texas A&M University	TX	$81,647	—	—
130	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$81,616	$100,631	$21,500
131	Iowa State University	IA	$81,522	$99,705	$22,429
132	University of North Florida	FL	$81,505	$90,944	—
133	Rowan University	NJ	$81,457	$104,215	$19,500
134	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$81,295	$102,572	$26,169
135	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$81,295	$102,572	$26,169
136	Morgan State University	MD	$81,249	$98,640	$28,500
137	Tennessee Technological University	TN	$81,222	$94,179	$15,500
138	University of Dayton	OH	$81,207	$95,595	$19,089
139	Stevens Institute of Technology	NJ	$81,093	$112,047	$23,250
140	San Diego State University	CA	$81,083	$106,416	$12,600
141	University of Delaware	DE	$81,047	$97,567	$23,750
142	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$80,860	$100,972	$12,500
143	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	$80,697	$98,061	$27,000
144	University of Louisville	KY	$80,678	$93,968	$17,750
145	University of Iowa	IA	$80,651	$97,208	$27,000
146	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$80,546	$90,152	$15,540
147	Sonoma State University	CA	$80,515	$112,757	—
148	University of Central Florida	FL	$80,412	$99,442	$14,905
149	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$80,270	$98,364	$23,000
150	Milwaukee School of Engineering	WI	$80,240	$93,201	$27,000
151	Lamar University	TX	$80,227	$103,037	$18,600
152	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	$80,160	$93,873	$15,034
153	Kettering University	MI	$80,123	$109,977	$24,000
154	California State University-Northridge	CA	$80,093	$104,065	$12,500
155	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$80,042	$93,642	$27,000
156	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$79,893	$92,618	$21,885
157	Binghamton University	NY	$79,879	$99,397	$24,375
158	Kennesaw State University	GA	$79,763	$96,935	$23,336
159	Alabama A & M University	AL	$79,714	$98,045	$26,500
160	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	$79,695	$97,718	$21,500
161	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	$79,694	$92,443	$23,500
162	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	$79,631	$94,683	$27,000
163	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$79,616	$104,067	—
164	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$79,546	$96,447	$23,019
165	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	TX	$79,539	—	—
166	Brigham Young University	UT	$79,539	$99,774	—
167	Syracuse University	NY	$79,414	$114,658	—
168	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$79,391	$103,075	$17,225
169	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$79,365	$96,291	$18,838
170	Case Western Reserve University	OH	$79,271	$99,557	$20,000
171	University of South Florida	FL	$79,180	$102,275	$17,414
172	California State University-Fresno	CA	$79,135	$108,038	—
173	Florida International University	FL	$79,085	$98,697	$18,750
174	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$79,005	$97,875	$19,125
175	Ohio Northern University	OH	$78,944	$96,074	—
176	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$78,906	$93,561	$22,500
177	University of California-Davis	CA	$78,729	—	$14,883
178	Marquette University	WI	$78,724	$106,686	—
179	University of New Orleans	LA	$78,718	$95,630	$19,250
180	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$78,701	$91,955	$26,000
181	University of Memphis	TN	$78,667	$89,515	—
182	University of Kentucky	KY	$78,654	$96,913	$25,500
183	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	$78,545	$84,883	$23,766
184	University of Georgia	GA	$78,532	$98,280	$17,508
185	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$78,528	$93,953	$26,500
186	Lawrence Technological University	MI	$78,504	$97,532	$27,000
187	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$78,396	$91,833	$19,688
188	Oregon Institute of Technology	OR	$78,343	$101,534	—
189	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$78,269	$92,002	$17,625
190	Boston University	MA	$78,163	$98,953	$19,500
191	Northern Illinois University	IL	$77,987	$93,962	$19,658
192	Clemson University	SC	$77,897	$96,446	$22,125
193	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$77,615	$113,627	$21,500
194	Stony Brook University	NY	$77,531	$98,573	$16,000
195	University of Portland	OR	$77,489	$105,859	—
196	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$77,462	$85,971	$16,762
197	University of South Alabama	AL	$77,436	$100,166	$21,624
198	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$77,376	$88,305	$20,500
199	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	$77,325	$90,482	—
200	University at Buffalo	NY	$77,295	$95,209	$19,000
201	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	$77,047	$99,542	$23,249
202	West Virginia University	WV	$77,047	$99,542	$23,249
203	CUNY City College	NY	$76,943	$97,698	$12,099
204	Georgia Southern University	GA	$76,931	$95,467	$16,250
205	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$76,918	$90,846	$24,000
206	Manhattan University	NY	$76,876	$100,884	$26,978
207	Liberty University	VA	$76,648	$89,244	—
208	University of North Texas	TX	$76,514	$95,294	$22,750
209	University of West Florida	FL	$76,512	$91,813	—
210	California State University-Bakersfield	CA	$76,392	$97,998	—
211	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	SC	$76,369	$88,869	—
212	Utah State University	UT	$76,257	$94,576	$14,000
213	Weber State University	UT	$76,220	$98,042	—
214	Old Dominion University	VA	$75,804	$96,427	$24,271
215	Trine University	IN	$75,745	$92,945	—
216	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	$75,687	$95,295	$16,550
217	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$75,579	$100,765	$28,250
218	Western Michigan University	MI	$75,363	$95,469	$29,750
219	South Dakota State University	SD	$75,212	$103,018	—
220	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$75,016	$102,333	—
221	New York Institute of Technology	NY	$74,962	$99,480	$25,796
222	University of Southern Maine	ME	$74,882	$110,587	—
223	Western Carolina University	NC	$74,403	$93,001	$19,500
224	Cleveland State University	OH	$74,124	$87,713	$26,350
225	University at Albany	NY	$73,923	—	$19,000
226	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$73,386	$95,683	$18,163
227	State University of New York at New Paltz	NY	$73,337	$88,403	—
228	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	NM	$73,192	$117,813	—
229	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$72,916	$88,869	$22,507
230	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$72,677	$96,014	$23,000
231	Eastern Washington University	WA	$72,518	$85,599	$22,500
232	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$72,199	$94,122	$17,474
233	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	$71,939	$92,542	—
234	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$71,659	$89,391	—
235	Florida State University	FL	$71,428	$93,740	$21,261
236	Oklahoma Christian University	OK	$71,057	—	—
237	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$70,388	—	—
238	Youngstown State University	OH	$69,950	$90,539	$22,250
239	Arkansas Tech University	AR	$69,524	$89,951	—
240	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$69,470	$94,673	—
241	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$69,470	$94,673	—
242	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$69,470	$94,673	—
243	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$69,470	$94,673	—
244	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$69,470	$94,673	—
245	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$69,470	$94,673	—
246	Southern California Institute of Technology	CA	$69,375	$84,440	$36,967
247	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	$69,136	$94,810	$21,999
248	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$67,070	$90,529	—
249	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	$62,209	$91,631	$8,250
250	Virginia Military Institute	VA	$48,395	—	—
251	Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico	PR	$47,386	—	$21,333
252	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando	FL	$47,386	—	$21,333
253	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	$44,200	$61,366	$15,625
254	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon	PR	$32,335	$60,940	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates earn?

The median college reports $81,730 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering and $98,901 four years after. The highest is $154,713 at University of California-Berkeley.

How much student debt do electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,333 at the typical college.