Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

$72,425
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,740
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#209 of 258
Rank by pay
#140 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,750
Median federal debt

Florida State University graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 7% less 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 Florida 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
…
206Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$93,962$92,317#218$74,442
207University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$93,953$100,825#131$72,167
208Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID$93,873$99,821#139$70,563
209Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$93,740$99,774#140$72,425
210The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$93,642$102,294#111$75,316
211Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$93,561$99,584#142$76,520
212Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA$93,277$94,864#192$74,958

Other Majors at Florida State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$114,802$78,941#56 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$103,648$66,252#19 of 166
Industrial Engineering$96,504$76,426#51 of 94
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$94,887$62,578#41 of 126
Security Science and Technology$93,841$58,249#4 of 45
Computer and Information Sciences$93,727$61,376#162 of 459
Insurance$92,064$61,071#10 of 21
Accounting and Related Services$91,056$55,626#108 of 796
Chemical Engineering$90,815$70,797#125 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$89,622$62,021#200 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$87,089$56,516#124 of 452
Marketing$84,981$49,808#50 of 516
Civil Engineering$84,340$67,050#129 of 233
Real Estate$80,900$55,257#14 of 25
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,811$69,997#770 of 966
Statistics$77,605$47,347#36 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,320$49,325#189 of 1176
Business/Commerce$74,716$47,342#45 of 271
Design and Applied Arts$73,888$49,144#12 of 299
Economics$73,527$47,304#236 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$69,875$31,074#35 of 110
Mathematics$68,131$49,919#179 of 309
Political Science and Government$68,059$34,745#154 of 565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$67,180$13,371#28 of 215
Area Studies$67,110—#17 of 70
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$66,943$39,967#6 of 16
Chemistry$66,724$40,629#102 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,157—#43 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$65,941$41,060#67 of 178
Apparel and Textiles$64,807$41,130#11 of 57

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $72,425 one year after graduating and $93,740 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Florida State University ranks #209 by median pay four years after graduation, and #140 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,750.

← All data for Florida 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.