Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at California State University-Fresno

Fresno, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 12 graduates a year

$59,672
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$108,038
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#37 of 258
Rank by pay
#154 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,875
Median federal debt

California State University-Fresno graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 24% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Fresno 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
…
34Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA$109,386$96,326#179$89,897
35Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$108,503$110,349#40$79,119
36Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$108,296$95,050#191$82,598
37California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$108,038$98,308#154$59,672
38University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$107,834$94,637#198$85,500
39SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY$107,749$102,555#107$77,964
40University of Florida Gainesville, FL$107,543$114,466#24$85,243

Other Majors at California State University-Fresno by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,278$96,890#59 of 966
Computer Engineering$103,896$75,101#104 of 189
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,072$78,716#15 of 43
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$90,353$78,518—
Mechanical Engineering$88,002$65,938#236 of 318
Civil Engineering$87,627$71,093#88 of 233
Plant Sciences$77,034$60,443#3 of 44
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$76,268$43,134#19 of 156
Nutrition Sciences$73,522$23,211#3 of 53
Computer Science$71,490$53,566#330 of 349
Agricultural Business and Management$67,731$50,100#26 of 77
Finance and Financial Management Services$67,312$41,970#372 of 452
Geography and Cartography$66,863—#24 of 117
Economics$66,749—#307 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$65,200$46,555#618 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$64,479$43,848#133 of 187
Food Science and Technology$64,225$45,796#22 of 29
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,133$42,657#614 of 1176
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$62,475$27,211#29 of 345
Political Science and Government$62,298$21,674#274 of 565
Computer and Information Sciences$62,256$39,954#428 of 459
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$58,518$34,810#183 of 253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,436$25,349#117 of 476
Marketing$57,395$37,484#425 of 516
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$56,336$32,697#14 of 63
Social Work$56,038$31,986#111 of 420
Mathematics$55,664—#280 of 309
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$54,849$26,931#261 of 610
International Business$54,197$40,568#109 of 115
Animal Sciences$53,579$40,311#17 of 78

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $59,672 one year after graduating and $108,038 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, California State University-Fresno ranks #37 by median pay four years after graduation, and #154 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,875.

← All data for California State University-Fresno · 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.