Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

16,284 students earn a electrical, electronics, and communications engineering credential each year across 425 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $77,636
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $99,094

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 385 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California480$137,2951 year out$240,462$14,437 2The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas342$96,9971 year out$123,101$20,500 3Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey289$82,5981 year out$132,440$23,679 4Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas270$83,3891 year out$107,294$22,482 5University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington227$81,9891 year out$108,406$15,000 6Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio217$78,8721 year out$101,785$22,411 7Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida212$71,4471 year out$95,194$19,600 8Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona195$84,7061 year out$102,932$25,500 9University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California189$80,6871 year out$120,436$20,342 10University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois184$86,4831 year out$103,028$21,600 11University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida180$75,4981 year out$99,495$26,880 12Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana174$84,3001 year out$95,734$19,000 13Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona166$84,7061 year out$102,932$25,500 14California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California159$90,5761 year out$116,692$24,449 15Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania157$139,3371 year out$183,814$22,250 16Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania154$74,9581 year out$93,111$27,000 17Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia145$86,8651 year out$109,110$27,000 18North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina136$77,6871 year out$97,818$24,250 19The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas130$77,9281 year out$102,788$25,500 20University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California128$85,3691 year out$127,528$17,877 21California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California127$80,8271 year out$106,684$18,812 22University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan126$78,9421 year out$106,893$21,853 23University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts123$82,7981 year out$95,858$27,000 24University of FloridaGainesville, Florida122$85,2431 year out$104,143$21,544 25Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan120$83,8741 year out$102,673$22,500 26University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio114$80,0451 year out$94,336$27,000 27California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California113$77,2781 year out$101,607$19,750 28Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa112$84,9131 year out$107,338$26,997 29Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia111$83,3641 year out$103,147$25,849 30Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon109$77,6361 year out$105,331$24,167 31San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California108—1 year out$119,589—32University of California-DavisDavis, California101—1 year out——33San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California101$75,0611 year out$100,171$18,165 34Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina101$77,9251 year out$94,861$26,000 35University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland100$85,5001 year out$108,058$23,804 36Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York100$100,5161 year out$131,283$14,750 37University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin100$82,0181 year out$93,494$23,250 38Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia99$74,1811 year out$89,755$30,500 39University of California-IrvineIrvine, California96$80,4121 year out$103,261$19,000 40University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan96$87,6061 year out$109,107$18,667 41California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California95$74,4501 year out$106,616$19,430 42University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico94$77,2211 year out$90,796$10,000 43University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona92$82,8641 year out$105,242$21,000 44Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri91$81,2041 year out$97,225$24,875 45University of South FloridaTampa, Florida89$78,8251 year out$98,101$24,000 46Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts88$92,2221 year out$103,304$24,835 47Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts87$117,3451 year out$190,731$11,935 48University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois86$72,9261 year out$100,600$23,500 49University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York86$74,2051 year out$91,292$23,500 50Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan85$79,4391 year out$100,565$27,000 51Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey84$79,6121 year out$99,094$23,250 52Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi83$80,8961 year out$98,845$26,750 53CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York83$78,1721 year out$91,761$13,563 54University of HoustonHouston, Texas83$86,1361 year out$107,025$25,692 55University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina81$72,1671 year out$89,970$24,375 56Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado80$80,8151 year out$103,408$22,000 57University of DaytonDayton, Ohio80$79,4091 year out$100,879$26,625 58Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan78$80,6231 year out$102,740$26,000 59Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania78$81,9041 year out$106,794$29,986 60Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts77$89,8971 year out$105,931$26,977 61University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut76$77,4111 year out$99,424$27,000 62University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada76$60,2231 year out$96,796$16,500 63The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas75$74,2851 year out$99,630$18,500 64Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas75$79,5441 year out$98,444$26,000 65University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma74$69,5591 year out$94,718$23,750 66Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana73$73,1221 year out$100,546$25,603 67Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana71$77,2381 year out$101,794$22,368 68Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington71$79,8741 year out$100,264$21,030 69Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama70$78,6801 year out$94,383$25,125 70Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan70$78,7381 year out$107,566$25,350 71Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York69$83,4121 year out$116,079$24,625 72California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California67$75,2071 year out$103,360$17,440 73Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin67$74,9011 year out$87,003$27,000 74California State University-FullertonFullerton, California66$63,4681 year out$95,011$15,054 75The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas66$75,1161 year out$95,707$25,990 76The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas66$70,4891 year out$89,136$26,971 77Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan65$80,6711 year out——78North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota63$75,2121 year out$92,081$22,000 79New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey62$78,7941 year out$101,893$25,325 80University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama60$81,5161 year out$94,540$24,125 81University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana60$85,8611 year out$114,810$19,000 82University of ToledoToledo, Ohio60$80,8761 year out$102,561$21,250 83Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas59$72,9901 year out$104,885$28,000 84University of California-RiversideRiverside, California58$66,4301 year out$102,568$19,954 85University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California58—1 year out$108,865$15,571 86University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky57$78,0061 year out$88,742$25,000 87Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon57$82,8531 year out$104,747$29,593 88The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama56$79,5041 year out$108,377$23,821 89University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah56$75,6541 year out$112,994$24,477 90Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia55$75,8591 year out$91,083$27,000 91University of RochesterRochester, New York55$83,7051 year out$108,714$18,750 92The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas54$45,5971 year out$87,466$19,250 93Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan53$86,3601 year out$100,365$30,080 94Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma53$74,2501 year out—$21,157 95University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington53$81,9891 year out$108,406$15,000 96University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota52$79,8081 year out$96,638$17,998 97California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California51$63,9811 year out$96,348$14,676 98University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida51$64,9781 year out$92,915$17,978 99University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia49$73,3071 year out—$23,963 100The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee49$75,3161 year out$99,479$21,630

Associate programs — 38 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Southern Technical CollegeOrlando, Florida40$30,0911 year out$34,188$20,000 2El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas18—1 year out——3CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York17—1 year out——4College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, Maryland11—1 year out——5Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas11—1 year out——6Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana11—1 year out——7Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi10—1 year out——8Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon9—1 year out——9Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington9—1 year out——10Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington9—1 year out——11Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas9—1 year out——12Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware8—1 year out——13Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——14CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York7—1 year out——15Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington7—1 year out——16Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington6—1 year out——17Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland5—1 year out——18Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah5—1 year out——19Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington5—1 year out——20Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington5—1 year out——21Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas4—1 year out——22Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington4—1 year out——23McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas3—1 year out——24Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington3—1 year out——25Langston UniversityLangston, Oklahoma2—1 year out——26Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington2—1 year out——27Caribbean University-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico2—1 year out——28Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, Maryland2—1 year out——29Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland2—1 year out——30Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington2—1 year out——31North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho1—1 year out——32Garrett CollegeMcHenry, Maryland1—1 year out——33Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, Oregon1—1 year out——34Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah1—1 year out——35Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington1—1 year out——36Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington1—1 year out——37Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington1—1 year out——38Caribbean University-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 9 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Electrical and HVAC/R Training CenterCopiague, New York195$34,3751 year out$57,947$6,333 2Southern Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida172—1 year out——3Tri-County Adult Career CenterNelsonville, Ohio21—1 year out——4University of KansasLawrence, Kansas18—1 year out——5University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana11—1 year out——6Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey8—1 year out——7Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona2—1 year out——8Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts2—1 year out——9Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan——1 year out$101,711—

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).