Median earnings of electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 64 colleges. National median: $113,080, rising to $136,132 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | $173,300 | $199,245 | — |
| 2 | Stanford University | CA | $170,593 | $181,705 | $41,000 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | $162,352 | — | — |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | $157,567 | $209,847 | $57,062 |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $145,687 | $174,798 | $23,666 |
| 6 | University of Southern California | CA | $143,987 | $180,468 | — |
| 7 | Cornell University | NY | $136,971 | $156,103 | $62,500 |
| 8 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | $135,173 | $158,977 | — |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins University | MD | $134,717 | $148,887 | $22,874 |
| 10 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $134,073 | $146,735 | $41,166 |
| 11 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | WA | $134,073 | $146,735 | $41,166 |
| 12 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | MA | $132,803 | $139,976 | — |
| 13 | University of California-Davis | CA | $132,441 | $145,917 | — |
| 14 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | MI | $127,124 | $134,543 | — |
| 15 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $126,706 | $152,001 | — |
| 16 | Clarkson University | NY | $126,212 | $109,601 | — |
| 17 | University of California-San Diego | CA | $125,176 | $169,987 | $33,236 |
| 18 | Northeastern University | MA | $124,342 | $155,483 | — |
| 19 | Ohio University-Main Campus | OH | $123,762 | $123,110 | — |
| 20 | University of Arizona | AZ | $123,499 | $146,079 | $20,500 |
| 21 | Boston University | MA | $121,650 | $149,900 | $60,654 |
| 22 | Iowa State University | IA | $119,229 | $136,132 | — |
| 23 | University of Arkansas | AR | $118,913 | — | — |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $118,900 | $129,743 | — |
| 25 | George Washington University | DC | $118,818 | — | $24,193 |
| 26 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | $117,548 | $132,129 | — |
| 27 | University of Florida | FL | $116,812 | $121,478 | $22,000 |
| 28 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $116,618 | $127,864 | $26,162 |
| 29 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | $116,618 | $127,864 | $26,162 |
| 30 | Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | $115,535 | $137,523 | $25,000 |
| 31 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | CA | $113,294 | $142,914 | — |
| 32 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | NM | $113,080 | $136,076 | — |
| 33 | Drexel University | PA | $112,200 | $127,488 | — |
| 34 | Washington University in St Louis | MO | $111,891 | — | — |
| 35 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | PA | $111,392 | — | — |
| 36 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $111,392 | — | — |
| 37 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | PA | $111,392 | — | — |
| 38 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | MA | $111,214 | $137,144 | — |
| 39 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | MO | $109,037 | $111,394 | — |
| 40 | Colorado School of Mines | CO | $108,978 | — | — |
| 41 | California State University-Fullerton | CA | $108,857 | — | — |
| 42 | Stevens Institute of Technology | NJ | $108,293 | $123,214 | $20,500 |
| 43 | Oakland University | MI | $108,070 | $128,958 | — |
| 44 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | MA | $106,958 | $140,240 | — |
| 45 | University of St Thomas | MN | $106,308 | — | — |
| 46 | The University of Texas at Dallas | TX | $106,030 | $142,523 | — |
| 47 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | NJ | $101,901 | $127,494 | — |
| 48 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | $101,469 | — | — |
| 49 | University of California-Riverside | CA | $101,455 | — | — |
| 50 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $101,156 | $131,229 | $20,500 |
| 51 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | IN | $100,265 | $109,536 | — |
| 52 | University of Utah | UT | $99,961 | $130,769 | — |
| 53 | Stony Brook University | NY | $98,218 | $104,443 | — |
| 54 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $97,076 | $134,031 | — |
| 55 | Wright State University-Main Campus | OH | $96,472 | $107,832 | — |
| 56 | University of Colorado Boulder | CO | $95,945 | $170,375 | $37,669 |
| 57 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | $95,550 | $125,095 | — |
| 58 | University of Dayton | OH | $94,844 | $108,507 | — |
| 59 | California State University-Los Angeles | CA | $94,622 | $118,058 | — |
| 60 | Mercer University | GA | $92,227 | $102,258 | — |
| 61 | University of Illinois Chicago | IL | $92,205 | — | — |
| 62 | University of Louisville | KY | $92,036 | $100,750 | — |
| 63 | Florida International University | FL | $89,488 | $99,172 | — |
| 64 | New York Institute of Technology | NY | $84,748 | $98,474 | — |
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 $113,080 in earnings one year after a master's degree in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering and $136,132 four years after. The highest is $173,300 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
How much student debt do electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $26,162 at the typical college.