Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 127 graduates a year

$80,827
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$103,924
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#72 of 258
Rank by pay
#200 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,985
Median federal debt

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State Polytechnic University-Pomona 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
…
69Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$104,215$91,468#220$79,612
70University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$104,067$95,856#184$81,981
71California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$104,065$94,692#196$75,207
72California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$103,924$94,564#200$80,827
73Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$103,789$105,523#78$83,389
74California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$103,512$94,189#204$74,450
75York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$103,354$105,112#83—

Other Majors at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$106,171$78,320#10 of 59
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$105,812$87,960#3 of 43
Computer Science$103,494$60,740#147 of 349
Chemical Engineering$102,849$69,009#36 of 158
Computer Engineering$100,673$70,768#117 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$99,148$75,040#47 of 318
Civil Engineering$97,790$75,758#11 of 233
Industrial Engineering$95,835$75,110#53 of 94
Manufacturing Engineering$93,042$79,549#4 of 15
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$91,709$68,815#10 of 46
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$91,230$64,243#7 of 61
Physics$87,856$64,045#29 of 107
Architecture$76,969$57,514#4 of 78
Food Science and Technology$75,601$51,883#8 of 29
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$73,305$49,406#12 of 138
Biotechnology$73,152$60,697#10 of 13
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$72,704$45,960#5 of 17
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,954$46,581#345 of 1176
Chemistry$70,741$43,294#72 of 209
Landscape Architecture$69,790$47,253#6 of 19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,077$27,657#28 of 225
Plant Sciences$66,714$46,152#6 of 44
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$63,525—#4 of 62
Mathematics$63,059$29,697#227 of 309
Political Science and Government$61,712$28,119#288 of 565
Biology$61,688$35,334#286 of 841
Economics$61,084$39,836#349 of 368
Geography and Cartography$57,424$35,426#64 of 117
Hospitality Administration/Management$57,114$33,930#59 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$56,278$32,852#265 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State Polytechnic University-Pomona electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $80,827 one year after graduating and $103,924 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State Polytechnic University-Pomona rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona ranks #72 by median pay four years after graduation, and #200 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,985.

← All data for California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · 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.