Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 20 graduates a year

$78,247
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$112,757
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#25 of 258
Rank by pay
#106 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Sonoma State University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 12% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Sonoma 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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22Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX$115,939$117,876#15$84,195
23University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO$113,627$106,263#67$80,513
24University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$112,828$121,044#12$85,861
25Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$112,757$102,601#106$78,247
26San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$112,454$102,326#110$67,345
27Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$112,047$98,342#153$90,136
28University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$111,783$109,826#42$86,483

Other Majors at Sonoma State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$143,886$125,646#5 of 966
Computer Science$106,181$66,481#132 of 349
Economics$83,668$53,825#148 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,887$55,001#215 of 1176
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$69,077$40,759#21 of 265
Communication and Media Studies$68,833$32,952#61 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,351$33,022#49 of 610
Criminal Justice and Corrections$66,892$38,444#51 of 660
Music$65,533—#1 of 268
Political Science and Government$65,009$43,547#200 of 565
Mathematics$64,913$38,699#212 of 309
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$64,116$35,263#7 of 103
Anthropology$62,674$31,744#9 of 188
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,444$39,758#100 of 476
English Language and Literature$59,418$31,282#60 of 576
Psychology$57,335$33,006#156 of 1027
History$56,819$31,992#102 of 459
Sociology$56,581$37,896#137 of 462
Biology$56,345$34,074#479 of 841
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,489$36,237#152 of 225
Education$52,842$31,095#8 of 27
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$52,672$33,906#41 of 172
Fine and Studio Arts$46,022$29,035#101 of 423
Geography and Cartography—$40,614—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $78,247 one year after graduating and $112,757 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Sonoma State University ranks #25 by median pay four years after graduation, and #106 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 12% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647).

← All data for Sonoma 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.