Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 122 graduates a year

$85,243
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$107,543
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#40 of 258
Rank by pay
#24 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,650
Median federal debt

University of Florida 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 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Florida 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
…
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
41Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$107,487$97,877#159$77,938
42University of Houston Houston, TX$107,399$109,193#45$86,136
43New York University New York, NY$107,348$102,173#116$74,220

Other Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Credentials at University of Florida

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$106,120$121,478—

Other Majors at University of Florida by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$128,140$87,949#24 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$126,268$90,651#29 of 459
Systems Engineering$122,299$85,698#3 of 11
Chemical Engineering$109,607$87,164#16 of 158
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,220$60,290#15 of 126
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$109,139$79,410#1 of 43
Finance and Financial Management Services$106,153$70,663#32 of 452
Statistics$98,409$59,619#17 of 50
Fire Protection$97,839$86,740#7 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$97,113$76,228#63 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$94,941$65,144#80 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,375$70,760#39 of 59
Mathematics$93,022$46,036#36 of 309
Marketing$92,626$56,454#15 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$89,799$46,917#3 of 9
Economics$89,075$42,349#108 of 368
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$88,078$60,524#91 of 118
Materials Engineering$87,779$79,200#24 of 34
Civil Engineering$86,453$72,889#101 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,615$52,032#101 of 1176
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,635$62,480#28 of 46
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,839$73,711#719 of 966
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$78,933$59,013—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$74,152$23,493#22 of 156
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$73,679$24,588#12 of 64
Agricultural Business and Management$70,862$49,371#19 of 77
Political Science and Government$70,434$31,574#118 of 565
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$69,943$40,691#20 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,600$42,099#43 of 178
Physics$68,682—#88 of 107

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $85,243 one year after graduating and $107,543 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, University of Florida ranks #40 by median pay four years after graduation, and #24 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at University of Florida 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 $20,650.

← All data for University of Florida · 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.