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

Northridge, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 67 graduates a year

$75,207
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$104,065
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#71 of 258
Rank by pay
#196 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,382
Median federal debt

California State University-Northridge 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 16% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Northridge 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
…
68Washington State University Pullman, WA$104,354$95,983#182$79,874
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

Other Majors at California State University-Northridge by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,613$106,780#37 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$105,747$100,724#19 of 253
Computer Science$101,348$62,821#162 of 349
Computer Engineering$101,021$75,692#115 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$99,216$71,359#46 of 318
Civil Engineering$97,123$62,768#12 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$92,329$68,904#96 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$91,131$55,931#184 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,804$79,352#25 of 43
Management Information Systems and Services$88,999$58,733#57 of 166
Public Administration$85,789$76,049#4 of 47
Chemistry$79,878$44,874#17 of 209
Finance and Financial Management Services$74,656$48,553#268 of 452
Operations Research$74,344$53,677—
Biotechnology$73,542$42,712#9 of 13
Economics$72,890$35,628#239 of 368
Urban Studies/Affairs$72,148$46,826#7 of 30
Geography and Cartography$69,323$27,002#16 of 117
Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,760$43,714#545 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,188$22,310#42 of 215
Marketing$64,373$37,016#308 of 516
Mathematics$63,077$38,598#226 of 309
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,740$44,779#123 of 275
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$59,940$34,838#9 of 62
Design and Applied Arts$59,676$36,736#84 of 299
Biology$59,100$29,506#372 of 841
Political Science and Government$57,527$32,014#386 of 565
Real Estate$57,174$35,879#24 of 25
Communication and Media Studies$57,138$30,794#239 of 660
Public Health$55,989$39,011#120 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $75,207 one year after graduating and $104,065 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, California State University-Northridge ranks #71 by median pay four years after graduation, and #196 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at California State University-Northridge 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 $16,382.

← All data for California State University-Northridge · 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.