Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 92 graduates a year

$82,864
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$105,839
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#55 of 258
Rank by pay
#50 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,000
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona Compares for Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

All 258 colleges reporting electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$250,168$254,423#1$139,337
2University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$200,543$182,481#2$137,295
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$161,118$141,881#4$117,345
4Cornell University Ithaca, NY$147,241$140,143#5$100,516
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$146,003$148,442#3$96,997
6Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$143,332$136,422#7$84,019
7The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY$139,068$132,364#9—
8Rice University Houston, TX$136,656$138,939#6$96,751
9University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$131,532$119,686#13$89,684
10University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$126,209$114,842#23$85,369
…
52Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$106,039$128,658#10$80,896
53Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO$106,012$99,142#146$80,815
54University of Portland Portland, OR$105,859$106,483#64$79,423
55University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$105,839$108,751#50$82,864
56University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI$105,446$111,181#34$78,942
57Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$105,396$113,070#29$84,300
58Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$105,359$105,980#72$77,636

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at University of Arizona

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$111,792$146,079$20,500

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77
Chemistry$66,532$43,013#103 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $82,864 one year after graduating and $105,839 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Arizona ranks #55 by median pay four years after graduation, and #50 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,000.

← All data for University of Arizona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.