Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 58 graduates a year

$66,430
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$102,630
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#81 of 258
Rank by pay
#210 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,250
Median federal debt

University of California-Riverside graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Riverside 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
…
78Lamar University Beaumont, TX$103,037$104,758#90$83,155
79South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$103,018$110,888#37—
80Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$102,978$104,730#91$81,904
81University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$102,630$93,387#210$66,430
82University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA$102,572$104,317#96$76,853
83University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$102,572$104,317#97$76,853
84University of South Florida Tampa, FL$102,275$108,859#49$78,825

Other Majors at University of California-Riverside by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$117,705$81,034#85 of 349
Computer Engineering$107,193$65,049#88 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$93,721$62,554#114 of 318
Chemical Engineering$91,457$68,245#122 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,041$61,342#77 of 118
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$84,300$59,309#12 of 46
Statistics$78,492$29,138#35 of 50
Information Science/Studies—$76,090—
Physics$74,410$19,977#70 of 107
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$72,295$43,086#12 of 49
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,027$43,213#315 of 1176
Economics$66,682$37,149#309 of 368
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$65,813$31,148#22 of 35
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$64,944$30,521#37 of 265
Business/Managerial Economics$64,147$37,496#75 of 84
Chemistry$64,131$39,676#129 of 209
Mathematics$63,596$27,227#223 of 309
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$62,211$23,203#64 of 476
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$59,677$22,998#78 of 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$59,549$30,077#85 of 110
Public Policy Analysis$58,504$39,867#32 of 34
Sustainability Studies$58,463$30,698#12 of 17
Biology$58,339$26,863#405 of 841
International/Globalization Studies$57,959$21,428#40 of 87
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$57,847$23,447—
Political Science and Government$56,740$30,060#402 of 565
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$56,555$31,443#28 of 103
International Relations and National Security Studies$56,108$27,021#95 of 118
Sociology$55,682$29,367#150 of 462
Social Sciences$55,087$39,934#17 of 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of California-Riverside electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,430 one year after graduating and $102,630 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Riverside rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of California-Riverside ranks #81 by median pay four years after graduation, and #210 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of California-Riverside worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,250.

← All data for University of California-Riverside · 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.