Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR · Bachelor's Degree · about 10 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$98,691
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#130 of 258
Rank by pay
#18 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Arkansas State University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Arkansas State University 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
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127University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$98,871$90,031#223$82,135
128Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL$98,743$97,014#168$69,966
129Florida International University Miami, FL$98,697$105,050#84$71,447
130Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR$98,691$116,299#18—
131Morgan State University Baltimore, MD$98,640$86,568#237$78,033
132Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$98,573$93,821#207$79,571
133Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL$98,505$104,846#88—

Other Majors at Arkansas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mechanical Engineering$91,665$74,284#143 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,611$73,423#412 of 966
Civil Engineering$83,270—#145 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$79,309$46,227#306 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,408$43,060#362 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$67,944$58,152#524 of 796
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,340$60,202#157 of 253
Plant Sciences$61,397$49,536#12 of 44
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$60,039—#97 of 215
Homeland Security$58,242—#29 of 33
Agricultural Business and Management$58,128$43,804#59 of 77
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$57,419$56,697#92 of 93
Marketing$56,685$44,051#441 of 516
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,833$32,685#221 of 610
Biology$54,441$25,730#546 of 841
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$54,196$40,812#146 of 178
Political Science and Government$49,078—#528 of 565
Social Work$47,449$33,140#331 of 420
Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,023$36,007#1133 of 1176
Criminology$46,293$36,732#109 of 113
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$46,015$30,586#147 of 156
Sociology$45,889$34,105#374 of 462
Psychology$44,872$29,198#807 of 1027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$44,780$41,530#307 of 345
Communication and Media Studies$44,327$40,192#575 of 660
Fine and Studio Arts$43,758—#152 of 423
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,733$33,881#402 of 476
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$41,947$36,847#603 of 680
Mathematics$41,340$32,625#308 of 309
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$40,961$31,324#143 of 158

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Arkansas State University electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn $98,691 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Arkansas State University rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Arkansas State University ranks #130 by median pay four years after graduation, and #18 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Arkansas State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647).

← All data for Arkansas State University · 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.